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Stephen Wilks, Professor of Politics, University of Exeter, UK<i>’I consider this book to be an outstanding contribution to the study of the power of large business corporations; it takes a fresh perspective by making fruitful connections between (1) new institutionalism and political economy, (2) the domestic and transnational levels of corporate power and governance, and (3) different key corporate political agendas like CSR and corporate governance.;</i>
- Martin Fougère, Hanken School of Economics, Finland,
<i>In a much-needed and important overview and analysis of the field that should appeal to students of political science and corporate law, Wilks argues the forces that created the corporation have ''unleashed new autocrats, immune from effective political control''. His argument in </i>The Political Power of the Business Corporation<i> is that it is impossible to understand the ''structural dependence'' between the state and the corporation without studying the corporation in its mould as a political actor.’</i>
- LSE Review of Books,
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
. 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