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Business strategy for an era of political change / Charles S. Mack ; foreword by Gregory S. Casey.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mack, Charles S.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Business and politics--United States.
- Business and politics.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- xviii, 257 pages ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Westport, Conn. : Quorum Books, 2001.
- Contents:
- 1. Introduction: The Currents of Change 1
- The Acceleration of Change 4
- The Evolution of American Politics 6
- 2. Business and Government in the Global Economy 13
- The Development of Globalization 16
- The Quandary of Globalism versus Parochialism 22
- Parochialism and Regulation 26
- 3. The America of 2025 35
- Population Changes 37
- Technology 38
- The Economy 40
- The International Dimension 44
- Political and Social Implications 46
- 4. The Future of Business-Government Relations: Three Scenarios of 2025 57
- The Populist Democracy 57
- The Libertarian Democracy 60
- The Competitive Democracy 64
- Implications of the Scenarios 68
- 5. Business and the Political Parties 69
- Parties and Political Loyalties 70
- Ideological Polarization 72
- The Party of Business? 75
- The Preconditions for Legislative Success 82
- 6. The Decline and Fall of the Political Parties 89
- The Fatal Factors 92
- The Wasting Assets 97
- The Price of Reform 107
- Tomorrow's Political Powers 113
- 7. The Instruments of Politics 121
- Politics and Legislation 124
- Money and Politics 129
- Political Fund-Raising Activities 133
- Active Political Participation Programs 142
- A Model Corporate and Association Program 145
- 8. Issue Advocacy 157
- Issue Advocacy in Lobbying 158
- Issue Advocacy as a Political Instrument 164
- Issue Advocacy and the Law 165
- Issue Advocacy by Interest Groups 169
- The Internet as a Political Instrument 178
- 9. Long-Term Issue Advocacy Applications 183
- International Trade 185
- National Savings and Capital Formation 197
- Social Security and Immigration 205
- Campaign Finance 213
- 10. Conclusion: The Politics of the Future 227
- The Impact on the Parties 229
- The Role of Major Interest Groups 231
- The Business Political Role 233
- What Happens Now? 235
- The Reformers Ride Again 236
- The Strategic Course 239.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1567202403
- OCLC:
- 45951579
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