Screen LibraryBusiness power in global governance
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| Published: |
Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc.,
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| Publisher Address: | Boulder |
| Publication Dates: | 2007. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Carrier Form: | x, 233 p.: ill. ; 24 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9781588264923 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1588264920 (hardcover : alk. paper) 9781588264688 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1588264688 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| Index Number: | F270 |
| CLC: |
F270-05 F276.7-05 |
| Call Number: | F276.7-05/F951 |
| Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-220) and index. Preface -- Exploring the role of business in global governance -- Global governance, business, and the question of power -- The approach -- The structure of the book -- Concluding thoughts -- Globalization and global governance --The setting: a globalizing world -- From globalization to global governance -- Politics in a post-cold war world: global governance -- Concluding thoughts -- Business as an actor in global governance -- Business and politics -- Analyzing power -- The three-dimensional analysis of the power of business in global governance -- Concluding thoughts -- Political mobiliza Has the political power of big business, particularly transnational corporations (TNCs), increased in our globalizing world? What, if anything, constrains TNCs? Analyzing the role of business in the global arena, this systematic and theoretically grounded book addresses these questions. Fuchs considers the implications of expanded lobbying efforts by businesses and business associations, the impact of capital mobility, and developments in the area of self-regulation and public-private partnerships. She also highlights the role of business in framing policy issues and influencing public debat |