iarjbmIARJBMIARJBM2708-5147https://doi.org/10.47310/iarjbm.2020.v01i01.016Minding the Gap and Symbiotism in Development: Drivers of Corporate Social Responsibility in Developing EconomiesHalimaM.BandeThere is no gainsaying the obvious fact that the role of government in development has withered. Perhaps, this is explained by the growing development of liberal capitalist democracy, but especially because the tasks of development are too enormous for government to handle within the context of limited resources. This essentially lends credence to the idea of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). The review argues that given the gap created by the inability of government to get everywhere in development perspective, and other differentiated circumstantial factors, accentuated by local situations and international environment, CSR has not only become desirable but a critical component contemporary international development. Even though, the primary concern of business organisations is to make profit for shareholders, nevertheless, being socially responsible represents a huge ingredient in making that profit. Thus by partaking in social development, the corporate world also hugely benefit in this development endeavour. CSR should, therefore, be seen within the framework of a symbiotic relation, in which both the communities, the stakeholders and the corporate world accordingly benefit.