The Inner Circle: Large Corporations and the Rise of Business Political Activity in the U.S. and U.K.Oxford University Press, 1986 M03 13 - 257 pages Driven by declining profits and government regulation, a new form of class-wide business leadership has emerged: a transcorporate network that is giving a new coherence and power to business in both America and Britain. This book delineates the "inner circle" of top executives who play a leading role in this network, advising the highest levels of government and working to promote a political environment favorable to all business. |
Contents
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Corporate Ownership Concentration and Interlocking Directorship | 26 |
CHAPTER 3 Inner Circle Organization | 59 |
CHAPTER 4 The Leading Edge of Business Political Activity | 76 |
CHAPTER 5 Classwide Politics and Corporate DecisionMaking | 116 |
CHAPTER 6 The Challenge of Profits Labor and Government | 150 |
CHAPTER 7 Family Managerial and Institutional Capitalism | 172 |
British and American Corporations Studied | 197 |
Notes | 201 |
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