The Implementation of Corporate Social Responsibility Policies to Overcome Poverty

This study is aimed to know the implementation of CSR policies to overcome poverty in Cirebon City and the factors that influence in the implementation of CSR policies. The study is conducted by using qualitative research methods with using case study strategies. The results showed that the implementation of the CSR policies is not optimal yet in overcoming poverty. Factors that influence the implementation of CSR policies relate to the content of policy and context of implementation as stated by Grindle. The crucial factors are the differences in interest among the regional government and companies and the weak of regional head leadership in embracing companies to implement CSR. Efforts that must be done to optimize the implementation of CSR policies are to build collaborative governance among the regional government and companies. Keywords—policy implementation; Corporate Social Responsibility; collaborative governance