Business, politics, and society [[electronic resource] ] : an Anglo-American comparison / / Michael Moran

• Autore: Moran Michael <1946->
• Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (225 p.)
• Disciplina: 322.30941
• Soggetto topico: Business and politics - Great Britain; Business and politics - United States; Comparative government
• Soggetto geografico: Great Britain Commercial policy; Great Britain Politics and government; United States Commercial policy; United States Politics and government
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [173]-189) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: CONTENTS; LIST OF BOXES; LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; 1 Studying Business and Politics; 2 The History of Business and Politics; 3 Organizing Business; 4 Politics and the Giant Multinational Corporation; 5 Small Business and Politics; 6 Business Politics and Party Politics; 7 Business, Politics, and Society; 8 Restless Democracy and Restless Capitalism; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX
• Sommario/riassunto: How much power does business exercise in Britain and the United States? Are giant firms that operate on a global scale beyond the control of elected governments? Are political parties in the pocket of business interests? All these questions go to the heart of the viability of a modern democracy, and have been given increased urgency since the end of 2007 and the economic crisis that has reverberated around the world. Business, Politics, and Society compares business and politics in two of the most important capitalist democracies: the United States and the United Kingdom. It introduces the big
• Titolo autorizzato: Business, politics, and society
• ISBN: 1-282-34661-X; 9786612346613; 0-19-154782-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910454962103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II