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Kindred Strangers : The Uneasy Relationship between Politics and Business in America / David Vogel.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Vogel, David, 1947-
- Series:
- Princeton Studies in American Politics Series
- Princeton Studies in American Politics Series ; v.50
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Industrial policy--United States.
- Industrial policy.
- Corporations--Political activity--United States.
- Corporations.
- Business and politics--United States.
- Business and politics.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (viii, 415 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [1996]
- Summary:
- 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.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: The Study of Business and Politics
- Part One: America in Comparative Perspective
- Chapter One: Why Businessmen Distrust Their State: The Political Consciousness of American Corporate Executives
- Chapter Two: Cooperative Regulation: Environmental Protection in Great Britain
- Chapter Three: The Globalization of Business Ethics: Why America Remains Distinctive
- Chapter Four: Government-Industry Relations in the United States: An Overview
- Part Two: The Political and Social Environment of Business
- Chapter Five: The Public-Interest Movement and the American Reform Tradition
- Chapter Six: Lobbying the Corporation: Citizen Challenges to Business Authority
- Chapter Seven: The Ethical Roots of Business Ethics
- Chapter Eight: When Consumers Oppose Consumer Protection: The Politics of Regulatory Backlash
- Part Three: The Dynamics of Business Power
- Chapter Nine: Political Science and the Study of Corporate Power: A Dissent from the New Conventional Wisdom
- Chapter Ten: The Power of Business in America: A Reappraisal
- Chapter Eleven: The Power of Business in Capitalist Societies: A Comparative Perspective
- Chapter Twelve: A Case Study of Clean Air Legislation, 1967-1981
- Untitled
- Index.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-4008-8008-4
- OCLC:
- 1132223762
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