Government and Business: American Political Economy in Comparative Perspective

✍ Scribed by Richard Lehne

• Publisher: CQ Press
• Year: 2012
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 385
• Edition: 3
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

In this thoroughly updated edition, Lehne takes a comparative approach, evaluating the U.S. political economy with respect to those of Great Britain, Germany, Japan, and the EU. The book provides detailed historical context for, and a conceptual understanding of, the business-government environment, and then clari?es the roles of the major actors and outlines the regulatory and policy frameworks. Along the way, Lehne probes some of the most crucial dilemmas facing government and business today.

✦ Table of Contents

Cover
Contents
Tables, Figures, and Boxes
Preface
Acknowledgments
Part I - Environment for Government-Business Relations
Chapter 1 - Origins of Government and Business
Chapter 2 - Creating Government-Business Relations
Chapter 3 - The Stakes in Government Systems
Chapter 4 - Corporate Governance and Public Responsibility
Chapter 5 - Globalization of Business Activity
Part II - Corporate Activities in the Political Arena
Chapter 6 - The Advocacy Environment: Public Opinion, Unions, and Groups
Chapter 7 - Corporations and Business Associations in the Political Arena
Chapter 8 - Lobbying Connections
Chapetr 9 - Why Does Business Win and Lose in Politics?
Part III - Government Policies and Business
Chapter 10 - Business and Economic Policy
Chapter 11 - Regulatory Policy
Chapter 12 - Antitrust and Competition Policy in the New Economy
Chapter 13 - Industrial Policy and High-Tech Industries
Chapter 14 - Global Trade Policies
Chapter 15 - Business as Social Actor
Glossary
Index