The Cost of Doing Politics: How Partisanship and Public Opinion Shape Corporate Influence

ISBN-13: 9781009123259 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022

Jane L. (University of Minnesota) Sumner

Opis

Reveals how and why corporate political influence remains largely invisible to the public eye.

Recenzje

'… excellent for collections on American politics and government-business relations … Recommended.' D. Schultz, Choice

Spis treści

1. Introduction; 2. Where does political influence come from?; 3. How does public opinion shape corporate political advocacy?; 4. Why does the public care about corporate political influence?; 5. Why do companies care about public opinion?; 6. Do companies try to avoid public backlash?; 7. So what and now what? Summaries and concluding thoughts; Bibliography; Appendix A: Interview methods; Appendix B: Chapter 4 study methodology and full results; Appendix C: Chapter 5 robustness checks; Appendix D: Chapter 6 robustness checks; Index.