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| Tables, Figures, and Boxes | |
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| Preface | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Environment for Government-Business Relations | |
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| Origins of Government and Business | |
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| Colonial Times to 1860: Legal Foundations of Business | |
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| The Rise of Modern Industry: 1860-1929 | |
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| The Emergence of Positive Government: 1929-2010 | |
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| Paths to Industrial Development | |
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| Summary | |
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| Further Readings | |
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| Questions | |
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| Notes | |
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| Creating Government-Business Relations | |
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| The Role of Government | |
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| Models of Business and Government | |
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| Government and Business: International Perspectives | |
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| Summary | |
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| Further Readings | |
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| Questions | |
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| Notes | |
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| The Stakes in Government Systems | |
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| Government Activities | |
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| Patterns of American Governance | |
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| Government Institutions in Comparative Perspective | |
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| Summary | |
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| Further Readings | |
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| Questions | |
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| Notes | |
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| Corporate Governance and Public Responsibility | |
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| Who Controls Corporations in the United States? | |
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| Corporate Governance in Comparative Perspective | |
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| Corporate Public Affairs Programs | |
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| Summary | |
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| Further Readings | |
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| Questions | |
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| Globalization of Business Activity | |
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| The Emergence of the Global Marketplace | |
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| Multinational Corporations in the Global Economy | |
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| Carving Up the Global Pie: Varieties of Capitalism | |
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| Summary | |
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| Further Readings | |
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| Questions | |
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| Notes | |
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| Corporate Activities in the Political Arena | |
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| The Advocacy Environment: Public Opinion, Unions, and Groups | |
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| Public Attitudes toward Business | |
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| Labor Unions | |
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| Interest Group Universe | |
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| Summary | |
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| Further Readings | |
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| Questions | |
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| Corporations and Business Associations in the Political Arena | |
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| Business Involvement in Politics | |
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| Business Associations in the United States | |
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| Business Associations: A Comparative Perspective | |
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| Summary | |
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| Further Readings | |
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| Questions | |
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| Notes | |
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| Lobbying Connections | |
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| What Do Business Lobbyists Do? | |
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| Lobbying Administrative Agencies | |
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| Litigation as a Business Tactic | |
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| Government Relations in Comparative Perspective | |
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| Corporate Lobbying: Pluralism or Hegemony? | |
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| Summary | |
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| Further Readings | |
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| Questions | |
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| Why Does Business Win and Lose in Politics? | |
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| Business and Political Parties: A Comparative Perspective | |
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| Winning and Losing in Politics | |
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| Hallmarks of Business in American Politics | |
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| Summary | |
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| Further Readings | |
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| Questions | |
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| Notes | |
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| Government Policies and Business | |
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| Business and Economic Policy | |
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| Fiscal Policy | |
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| Monetary Policy | |
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| Revenues and Expenditures | |
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| Employment | |
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| Summary | |
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| Further Readings | |
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| Questions | |
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| Regulatory Policy | |
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| Theories of Regulation | |
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| Dimensions of Federal Regulation | |
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| The Contest among Reform, Deregulation, and Reregulation | |
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| Summary | |
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| Further Readings | |
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| Questions | |
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| Antitrust and Competition Policy in the New Economy | |
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| American Antitrust Policy | |
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| Comparative Antitrust Policies | |
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| Harmonizing Antitrust Traditions | |
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| Summary | |
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| Further Readings | |
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| Questions | |
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| Notes | |
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| Industrial Policy and High-Tech Industries | |
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| American Industrial Policies and Proposals | |
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| Industrial Policy: International Experiences | |
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| Technology Policies | |
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| Prospects for Industrial Policies | |
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| Summary | |
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| Further Readings | |
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| Questions | |
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| Notes | |
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| Global Trade Policies | |
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| Features of the International Trading System | |
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| The International Trade System under Stress | |
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| What Is the Future of the International Trade System? | |
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| Summary | |
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| Further Readings | |
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| Questions | |
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| Business as Social Actor | |
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| Policies to Achieve Societal Goals | |
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| Policies to Protect Society from Business | |
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| Policies to Protect Workers | |
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| Assessment and Implications | |
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| Summary | |
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| Further Readings | |
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| Questions | |
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| Notes | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Index | |