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The presence of multinational corporation, such as PT. Inco Sorowako in East Luwu Regency, was at first faced with anxious hope. However, foreign company is always connected with big capital and it is expected to become the prime mover for the regional economic growth which enabled to have the trickled down effect on the local people’s welfare. Some other people views that the presence of that foreign company could destroy the ecosystems and marginalize the local people, especially the traditional community of Padoe as one of the communities in the confenssional area of PT. Inco Sorowako. This research critized the consequences of modernization by the expansion of PT. Inco eowards the local people and how far the Corporate Social Responsibility had been implemented for the local people. The research results show that in the beginning operation of the company, there was a resistance against it. But, when the corporate social responsibility was implemented through the Community Development Programme in form of empowering community on six sectors: education and training, health, agriculture, and agro industry, local entrepeneurship development, socio culture, melding sports, facilities and infrastructures. This programme was implemented based on the people’s need proposed by each participatory need assessment. The technique of data collection used in this research was observation.  

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