Business, Government, Society: The Global Political Economy

Part I. Business and Its Environment 1. Political Economy, Public Policy, and the Market Part II. Markets and Politics 2. How Markets Work 3. Market Failure and Government Failure 4. Corporate Social Responsibility and Stakeholders Part III. Government Economic Intervention 5. Public Policy and the Rise of Business Enterprise: Historical Dimensions 6. Democracy, Capitalism, Socialism: Today's Political and Economic Systems 7. Fiscal Policy: Taxing and Spending 8. Business, Interest Groups, and Political Influence 9. Political Institutions: How the Policy Process Is Organized 10. Collective Decisions: Muddling Through Part V. Business and Social Regulation 11. Public Policy and Corporate Governance 12. Public Policy and Workers' Rights 13. Public Policy and Safety 14. Public Policy Pollution and Resource Conservation Part VI. Business and Economic Regulation 15. Public Policy and Competition 16. Public Policy, Innovation, and Technology 17. Public Policy and Foreign Trade and Investments Part VII. Conclusion 18. The Rebirth of American Business Important Terms Cases IndexArthur Goldsmith is the author of 'Business, Government, Society: The Global Political Economy', published 1995 under ISBN 9780256128338 and ISBN 0256128332.