The Political Power of the Business Corporation

Stephen Wilks

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Abstract: 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.

Keywords: Business and Management; Economics and Finance; Politics and Public Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: B5 E12 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
ISBN: 9781849807302
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Chapters in this book:

Ch 1 The genesis of a governing institution , pp 1-20

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Ch 2 The corporation as a political actor , pp 21-41

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Ch 3 Globalisation and the enhanced power of multinational corporations , pp 42-63

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Ch 4 Corporate power in the UK: the rise of the corporate elite , pp 64-94

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Ch 5 The politics of the New Corporate State , pp 95-116

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Ch 6 Partnership and policy in Britain’s New Corporate State , pp 117-146

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Ch 7 Multinational corporations as partners in global governance , pp 147-176

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Ch 8 Corporations, culture and accountability , pp 177-196

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Ch 9 How persuasive is corporate social responsibility? , pp 197-216

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Ch 10 The explosion of interest in corporate governance , pp 217-250

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Ch 11 Conclusion: fairy-tales, facts, foci and futures , pp 251-268

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