Business, Politics and Public Policy

Implications for Inclusive Development
1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-1-349-36633-0
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan

Buch, Englisch, 327 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 439 g

Reihe: International Political Economy Series

This is the second volume on the changing nature of state-business relations. This book examines how the dynamics of business have influenced public policy in the context of economic liberalization and democratization. It identifies the circumstances under which business might support progressive policies in developing countries.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Marques, J.

Utting, P.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction:Understanding Business Power and Public Policy in a Development Context; J.C.Marques  & P.Utting Organized Business and Social Policy in Comparative Perspective; J.C.Marques Business Power, Social Policy Preferences and Development; K.Farnsworth Liberalization, Business-State Relations and Labour Policy in India; K.Murali Business Participation in Free Trade Negotiations in Chile: Impacts on Environmental and Labour Regulation; B.Bull Business, Politics and Free Trade Negotiations in Nicaragua: Who Were the Winners and Losers?; G.Carrión Corporate Lobbying and Corporate Social Responsibility: Aligning Contradictory Agendas; B.Slob & F.Weyzig Corporative Rents and the Capture of the Peruvian State; F.Durand The Ascent of Business Associations in Russia: From Capture to Partnership?; D.O'Brien Lobbying to Reduce the 'Brazil Cost': The Political Strategies of Brazilian Entrepreneurs; W.P.Mancuso Government-Industry Partnership in South Africa: Social Bias in the Automotive Industry; M.Kaggwa New Standards and Partnerships in Latin America: Implications for Small Producers and State Policy; P.Perez-Aleman Notes Bibliography Index

Über Autor(innen)

JOSE CARLOS MARQUES is a former Research Analyst in the Markets, Business and Regulation Program at the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD), Switzerland. His publications include (co-edited with Peter Utting).
 
PETER UTTING is Deputy Director and Co-ordinator of the Markets, Business and Regulation Program of the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD), Switzerland. His publications include the edited volumes (co-edited with José Carlos Marques), (co-edited with Jennifer Clapp) and .