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The Political Power of the Business Corporation (Paperback)
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A comprehensive analysis of how the large corporation has impacted
national and global governance. Wilks has made an important
contribution to the literature on the changing political and social
role of business in contemporary capitalist polities.' - David
Vogel, University of California, US'Observers are increasingly
realizing that that the large corporation has become one of the
main institutions that govern our lives; the market economy, which
in principle prevents corporations from possessing political power,
today endows them with that power. Stephen Wilks here traces the
extraordinarily important implications of this fact, and makes some
sober proposals for tackling the problems it creates for democracy.
Others have noted this phenomenon; here at last is a thorough study
of it - detailed enough to satisfy the standards of social science;
worrying enough to command the concern of policy makers; and
written in an approachable style to attract the general reader.' -
Colin Crouch, University of Warwick, UK 'This is a book that needed
to be written and Stephen Wilks has the academic understanding and
breadth of practical experience to accomplish the task with
authority and conviction. This is an important book, not only
because it helps to fill a gap in a still under developed
literature on the political role of the modern corporation, but
because it raises important and disturbing questions about
contemporary democracy.' - Wyn Grant, University of Warwick, UK The
large business corporation has become a governing institution in
national and global politics. This trail-blazing book offers a
critical account of its political dominance and lack of democratic
legitimacy. Thanks to successful wealth generation and ideological
victories the large business corporation has become an effective
political actor and has entered into partnership with government in
the design of public policy and delivery of public services.
Stephen Wilks argues that governmental and corporate elites have
transformed British politics to create a 'new corporate state' with
similar patterns in the USA, in competitor economies - including
China - and in global governance. The argument embraces
multinational corporations, corporate social responsibility,
corporate governance and the inequality generated by corporate
dominance. The crucial analysis presented in this ground-breaking
book will prove invaluable for academics, researchers and both
under- and postgraduate students with an interest in the role of
the corporation in politics and society across a wide range of
fields including business and management (business ethics),
politics, political economy, sociology, corporate governance and
strategy. Contents: Preface 1. The Genesis of a Governing
Institution 2. The Corporation as a Political Actor 3.
Globalisation and the Enhanced Power of Multinational Corporations
4. Corporate Power in the UK: The Rise of the Corporate Elite 5.
The Politics of the New Corporate State 6. Partnership and Policy
in Britain s New Corporate State 7. Multinational Corporations as
Partners in Global Governance 8. Corporations, Culture and
Accountability 9. How Persuasive is Corporate Social
Responsibility? 10. The Explosion of Interest in Corporate
Governance 11. Conclusion: Fairy-tales, Facts, Foci and Futures
Bibliography Index
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