The inner circle: large corporations and the rise of business political activity in the U.S. and the U.K

Driven by declining profits and government regulation, a new form of class-wide business leadership has emerged: a transcorporate network that is giving a new coherence and power to business in both America and Britain. This book delineates the'inner circle'of top executives who play a leading role in this network, advising the highest levels of government and working to promote a political environment favorable to all business. Driven by declining profits and government regulation, a new form of class-wide business leadership has a transcorporate network that is giving a new coherence and power to business in both America and Britain. This book delineates the "inner circle" of top executives who play a leading role in this network, advising the highest levels of government and working to promote a political environment favorable to all business. The Leading Edge Of Business Political Activity -- The Informal Screening Of Business Contact With Government -- Class Wide Politics And Corporate Decision-making -- Political Contributions And Political Action Committees -- The Challenge Of Profits, Labor, And Government -- The Challenge Of Regulation In The United States. Michael Useem. Includes Index. Bibliography: P. [219]-239. This book provides a sophisticated and informative analysis of the 'inner circle' of top American executives who play a leading role in the international corporate network by promoting a political environment favourable to all business. This paperback edition is a reissue of the prizewinning hardback volume which appeared in 1984 This book delineates the "inner circle" of top executives who play a leading role in the international corporate network by promoting a political environment favorable to all business.