Does business learn? : tax breaks, uncertainty, and political strategies / Sandra L. Suárez.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Suárez, Sandra L.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Corporations--Taxation--United States--Longitudinal studies.

Corporations.

Corporations--Taxation--Law and legislation--United States--Longitudinal studies.

Corporations--Taxation--Puerto Rico--Longitudinal studies.

Business and politics--United States--Longitudinal studies.

Business and politics.

Corporations--Political activity--United States.

Corporations--Political activity.

Corporations--Taxation.

Corporations--Taxation--Law and legislation.

United States.

Puerto Rico.

Genre:

Longitudinal studies.

Physical Description:

xvi, 192 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, [2000]

Summary:

Rare in-depth consideration of the development of business lobbying strategies, revealing the extent and limits of business influence over government policy.

Contents:

Political uncertainty and business strategy

Corporate interests and government policy

Learning to rely on implicit threats : the Tax Reform Act of 1976

Failure to adapt : the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982

Experimenting with collective action : the Tax Reform Act of 1986

Learned response to a new political environment : the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993

Conclusion : learning, influence, and the transfer of knowledge.

Notes:

Based on the author's dissertation (Yale).

Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-183) and index.

ISBN:

0472111191

OCLC:

43118211