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This authoritative book examines the power of multinational corporations (MNCs) to exert influence in global politics. Focusing on the actions and motivations of MNCs, it explores how they attempt to shape the political issues that affect them. Combining theoretical perspectives with analyses of enlightening case studies, the contributors consider key areas in which MNCs seek to exert political influence such as environmental sustainability, social conflicts and corporate tax avoidance, as well as in specific industries including mining, shipping and consulting. They also illustrate the mechanisms used by MNCs to exert influence in a wide range of policy fields at multiple territorial levels, discussing how they interact with states, intergovernmental organizations and civil society, as well as how they coordinate their activities with other parts of the business community. The book concludes that MNCs enjoy certain basic privileges in society and politics due to their preponderant economic position and their key role in the processes of globalization, but action is necessary to sustain this role.
MNCs in Global Politics will be critical reading for academics and students of politics, international relations and political economy, particularly those with an interest in globalization and governance. Its exploration of specific case studies will also be beneficial for policy-makers.
Contents
Contents:
Preface and Acknowledgments
Chapter 1: Introduction
John Mikler and Karsten Ronit
Chapter 2: Globalizing State Capitalism? Selective Internationalization of MNCs from Emerging Economies
Christian May
Chapter 3: MNCs and State Infrastructural Power
Linda Weiss and Elizabeth Thurbon
Chapter 4: Corporate Influence and Environmental Regulation in Shipping: Navigating Norms and Influence Pathways in the International Maritime Organization
Christian Hendriksen
Chapter 5: Private Sustainability Governance and Global Corporate Power
Kate Macdonald
Chapter 6: MNCs and Their Role in Global Business Associations
Karsten Ronit
Chapter 7: The Power of Mining MNCs: Global Governance and Social Conflict
Lian Sinclair
Chapter 8: Knowledge and Power: The Role of the Big Four in the Competitive Disharmonization of Global Corporate Tax Avoidance Regulations
Ainsley Elbra, John Mikler and Hannah Murphy-Gregory
Chapter 9: Conclusion
John Mikler and Karsten Ronit
Index
