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The Handbook of Global Companies

Beschreibung

The Handbook of Global Companies brings together original research addressing the latest theories and empirical analysis surrounding the role of global companies in local, national, and international governance.

Offers new insights into the role of global companies in relation to policy and governance at local, national, and international levels
Brings together newly-commissioned research by a global team of established and up-and-coming scholars from the fields of international relations, political science, public policy, and beyond
Considers the environmental and societal responsibilities of global corporations.
Covers topics including the spatial locations of global companies; debate about the power they wield and their role as catalysts in new forms of governance; and the ways in which global companies share authority with the state and international organizations to drive policy processes
Speculates on the broader potential and limitations of global governance

Autor

John Mikler is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Government and International Relations at the University of Sydney. His research interests are primarily focused on the role of transnational economic actors, particularly multinational corporations, and the interaction between them and states, international organizations and civil society. He is the author of Greening the Car Industry: Varieties of Capitalism and Climate Change (2009), and has published widely in journals including Business and Politics, Regulation and Governance, Global Society, Policy and Society, Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society, and New Political Economy.

Produktdetails

• HGP - Handbooks of Global Policy .
• Verlag: Wiley & Sons
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 14567323000
• 1. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 544
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Mai 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 177mm x 35mm
• Gewicht: 1003g
• ISBN-13: 9780470673232
• ISBN-10: 0470673230
• Artikelnr.: 36931175

Rezensionen

"Global companies represent challenges of governance which need to be studied comprehensively and systematically. This handbook tackles this challenge successfully and represents both the scholarly progress and the maturity of this field of study. It is a must in any social sciences library and will be highly useful for scholars, graduate students and undergraduates alike." -- David Levi-Faur, Hebrew University of Jerusalem

"This is an excellent volume examining the role multinational corporations play in global public policy processes. The contributors recognize that motivations and strategies of the these firms cannot be reduced to profit maximization. To understand how corporations influence policy, one must explore the complex

nature of the modern global firm. The Handbook of Global Companies will enlighten the on-going debates on globalization and public policy." -- Aseem Prakash, University of Washington

"For all their impact on the global policy environment, multinational companies remain relatively understudied outside the management and international business framework. This Handbook, deftly edited by John Mikler, identifies how global companies are political and social, as well as economic, actors that drive globalization, and in turn are shaped by it. The chapters, written by both distinguished and rising scholars, provide a welcome breadth of coverage, ranging from theoretical and political issues of power to social issues of sustainability and the role of corporations in safeguarding (or destroying) the planet. This impressive handbook is destined to become a standard reference for anyone interested in global companies as policy actors." -- Linda Weiss, Professor Emeritus, University of Sydney

"Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduate through professional collections." (Choice, 1 February 2014)