Business Politics and Social Policy: Competitiveness, Influence and Inclusive Development: Vol 2

Utting, Peter (Editor)/ Marques, Jose Carlos (Editor)

ISBN 10: 0230576451 / ISBN 13: 9780230576452

Published by Palgrave Macmillan, 2010

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Business Politics and Social Policy: Competitiveness, Influence and Inclusive Development: Vol 2
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0230576451
• ISBN 13: 9780230576452
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.57 kilograms

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Synopsis

This is the second volume on the changing nature of state-business relations. This book examines how the dynamics of business have influenced public policy in the context of economic liberalization and democratization. It identifies the circumstances under which business might support progressive policies in developing countries.

About the Author

JOSE CARLOS MARQUES is a former Research Analyst in the Markets, Business and Regulation Program at the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD), Switzerland. His publications include Corporate Social Responsibility and Regulatory Governance: Towards Inclusive Development? (co-edited with Peter Utting).
 
PETER UTTING is Deputy Director and Co-ordinator of the Markets, Business and Regulation Program of the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD), Switzerland. His publications include the edited volumes Corporate Social Responsibility and Regulatory Governance: Towards Inclusive Development? (co-edited with José Carlos Marques), Corporate Accountability and Sustainable Development (co-edited with Jennifer Clapp) and The Greening of Business in Developing Countries: Rhetoric, Reality and Prospects.