The Oxford Handbook of Business and Government (Oxford Handbooks)

This Text Provides An Introduction To The Ways In Which Five Different Disciplines Have Approached The Study Of Business And Government. It Examines How Business Interacts With Government In Different Parts Of The World, Including The United States, The Eu, China, Japan And South America. Edited By David Coen, Wyn Grant And Graham Wilson. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Business is one of the major power centres in modern society. The state seeks to check and channel that power so as to serve broader public policy objectives. However, if the way in which business is governed is ineffective or over burdensome, it may become more difficult to achieve desired goals such as economic growth or higher levels of employment. In a period of international economic crisis, the study of how business and government relate to each other in different countries is of more central importance than ever. These relationships have been studied from a number of different disciplinary perspectives--business studies, economics, economic history, law, and political science-- and all of these are represented in this handbook. The first part of the book provides an introduction to the ways in which five different disciplines have approached the study of business and government. The second section, on the firm and the state, looks at how these entities interact in different settings, emphasising such phenomena as the global firm and varieties of capitalism. The third section examines how business interacts with government in different parts of the world, including the United States, the EU, China, Japan and South America. The fourth section reviews changing patterns of market governance through a unifying theme of the role of regulation. Business-government relations can play out in divergent ways in different policy and the fifth section examines the contrasts between different key arenas such as competition policy, trade policy, training policy and environmental policy. The volume provides an authoritative overview with chapters by leading authorities on the current state of knowledge of business-government relations, but also points to ways in which this work might be developed in the future, e.g., through a political theory of the firm. About the Series Oxford Handbooks in Business & Management bring together the world's leading scholars on the subject to discuss current research and the latest thinking in a range of interrelated topics including Strategy, Organizational Behavior, Public Management, International Business, and many others. Containing completely new essays with extensive referencing to further reading and key ideas, the volumes, in hardback or paperback, serve as both a thorough introduction to a topic and a useful desk reference for scholars and advanced students alike. Contents List of Figures List of Tables List of Contributors Overview PART I: DISCIPLINARY PERSPECTIVES 1. Political Science: Perspectives on Business and Government 2. Economics: Economic Theories of the Firm, Business, and Government 3. Law and Business 4. Business Studies: The Global Dynamics of Business–State Relations PART II: FIRM AND STATE 5. Varieties of Capitalism and Business 6. The Global Firm: The Problem of the Giant Firm in Democratic Capitalism 7. The Political Theory of the Firm 8. Business and Political Parties 9. Economic Interests and Political Representation: Coordination and Distributive Conflict in Historical Perspective 10. Business and Neo-corporatism PART III: COMPARATIVE BUSINESS SYSTEMS 11. Business Representation in Washington, DC 12. European Business–Government Relations 13. Business Politics in Latin America: Patterns of Fragmentation and Centralization 14. Japanese Business–Government Relations 15. China and the Multinational Experience PART IV: CHANGING MARKET GOVERNANCE 16. The Rise of the Regulatory State 17. International Regulators and Network Governance 18. Credit Rating Agencies 19. International Standards and Standard Setting Bodies 20. Taming Globalization? Civil Regulation and Corporate Capitalism PART V: POLICY 21. Corporate Control and Managerial Power 22. Corporate Social Responsibility and Government 23. The State, Business, and Training 24. Social Policy and Business 25. Public–Private Partnerships in Business and Government 26. Entrepreneurship and Small Business Policy: Evaluating its Role and Purpose 27. Consumer Policy: Business and the Politics of Consumption 28. Media Economics and the Political Economy of Information 29. Environmental and Food Safety Policy 30. Network Utilities: Technological Development, Market Structure, and Forms of Ownership 31. Endogenous Trade Protection: A Survey 32. Competition Policy General Index A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z Business is one of the major power centres in modern society. The state seeks to check and channel that power so as to serve broader public policy objectives. However, if the way in which business is governed is ineffective or over burdensome, it may become more difficult to achieve desired goals such as economic growth or higher levels of employment. In a period of international economic crisis, the study of how business and government relate to each other in different countries is of more central importance than ever. These relationships have been studied from a number of different disciplinary perspectives - business studies, economics, economic history, law, and political science - and all of these are represented in this handbook. The first part of the book provides an introduction to the ways in which five different disciplines have approached the study of business and government. The second section, on the firm and the state, looks at how these entities interact in different settings, emphasising such phenomena as the global firm and varieties of capitalism. The third section examines how business interacts with government in different parts of the world, including the United States, the EU, China, Japan and South America. The fourth section reviews changing patterns of market governance through a unifying theme of the role of regulation. Business-government relations can play out in divergent ways in different policy and the fifth section examines the contrasts between different key arenas such as competition policy, trade policy, training policy and environmental policy. The volume provides an authoritative overview with chapters by leading authorities on the current state of knowledge of business-government relations, but also points to ways in which this work might be developed in the future, e.g., through a political theory of the firm.