Public forces and private politics in American big business /

"What are the political motivations behind firms' decisions to adopt policies that self-regulate their behavior in a manner that is beyond compliance with state, federal and local law? Public Forces and Private Politics in American Big Business advances a new understanding of the firm as a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Werner, Timothy
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012.
Colección:Business and public policy.
Temas:
Big business > United States.
Business and politics > United States.
Corporate power > United States.
Grandes entreprises > États-Unis.
Affaires et politique > États-Unis.
Pouvoir économique > États-Unis.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Development > Business Development.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Development > Economic Development.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Development > General.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Government & Business.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Structural Adjustment.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Economic Policy.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industries > General.
Big business
Business and politics
Corporate power
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. The firm as political actor and a theory of private policymaking
  • 3. Unveiling the public roots of private policymaking
  • 4. The public, the state, and corporate environmentalism
  • 5. Public opinion and gay rights in the workplace
  • 6. Total executive compensation and regulatory threat
  • 7. Conclusion
  • Appendix. Data sources and variable measurement by chapter.

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