| The Challenges of Global Business Authority: Democratic Renewal, Stalemate, or Decay? Contributor(s): Porter, Tony (Editor), Ronit, Karsten (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1438431570 ISBN-13: 9781438431574 Publisher: State University of New York Press OUR PRICE: $94.05 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Industries - General - Business & Economics | Decision Making & Problem Solving |
| Dewey: 338.88 |
| LCCN: 2009034302 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6.3" W x 9.2" (1.35 lbs) 336 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Business is being globalized with an immense speed, but are democratic practices and decision-making structures keeping pace? Contrary to those who see democracy as irrelevant or impossible at the global level, The Challenges of Global Business Authority analyzes three dimensions of democracy- participation, accountability, and transparency-in many transnational mechanisms that seek to align global business interests with the public interest. Looking beyond these mechanisms, this volume seeks to explore the fundamental issues affecting the relationship between democracy and global business authority, such as the structural power of business itself, and the contestations over the boundary between public and private. The essays in this volume provide concrete ways that business can be made more publicly accountable to allow democratic practices to take on a more permanent role in the global business world. |