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Notwithstanding the myriad forms of government assistance to American business, the relationship of business to politics in the United States remains a highly antagonistic one, characterized by substantial mutual distrust. This adversarial relationship is both reflected and reinforced not only in American business ideology, but also in America's unique legalistic and confrontational style of regulation, the political strategies of the public interest movement, the American approach to American industrial policy, and the distinctive way Americans think about the subject of business ethics. This volume brings together more than two decades of scholarship on business and politics by one of the leading authorities on this subject. These essays also explore a number of critical contemporary issues, including the ongoing debate over the scope and extent of business power in America, the growth of shareholder protests and consumer boycotts, the changing politics of consumer and environmental regulation, and the emergence of both public and business interest in business ethics.
In addition, they place the contemporary dynamics of American business-government relations in both an historical and comparative context. Finally these essays demonstrate e the importance of integrating the study of business by political scientists with the study of politics by students of management. Originally published in 1996. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Contents
AcknowledgmentsIntroduction: The Study of Business and Politics3Ch. 1Why Businessmen Distrust Their State: The Political Consciousness of American Corporate Executives29Ch. 2Cooperative Regulation: Environmental Protection in Great Britain73Ch. 3The Globalization of Business Ethics: Why America Remains Distinctive91Ch. 4Government-Industry Relations in the United States: An Overview113Ch. 5The Public-Interest Movement and the American Reform Tradition141Ch. 6Lobbying the Corporation: Citizen Challenges to Business Authority166Ch. 7The Ethical Roots of Business Ethics195Ch. 8When Consumers Oppose Consumer Protection: The Politics of Regulatory Backlash214Ch. 9Political Science and the Study of Corporate Power: A Dissent from the New Conventional Wisdom239Ch. 10The Power of Business in America: A Reappraisal268Ch. 11The Power of Business in Capitalist Societies: A Comparative Perspective298Ch. 12A Case Study of Clear Air Legislation, 1967-1981323Appendix394Index397
