Corporate power and social policy in a global econ omy – British welfare under the influence
Autor Kevin Farnsworthen Limba Engleză Paperback – 27 ian 2004
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781861344731
ISBN-10: 1861344732
Pagini: 232
Dimensiuni: 156 x 234 x 12 mm
Greutate: 0.34 kg
Ediția:New.
Editura: Bristol University Press
ISBN-10: 1861344732
Pagini: 232
Dimensiuni: 156 x 234 x 12 mm
Greutate: 0.34 kg
Ediția:New.
Editura: Bristol University Press
Cuprins
List of tables and figures
Acknowledgements
List of abbreviations
Acknowledgements
List of abbreviations
1. Introduction: globalisation, corporate power and social policies
Business influence on social policy
Defining the variables and scope of this book
Theoretical framework
Investigating business power and influence on social policy
Structural power and social policy
Corporate agency and social policy: business opinion, business action and business influence
2. Business and social policy
Influence through action
Influence through structure
The variability of corporate power
Integrating agency and structure and arriving at a useful model of business influence
Models of welfare state development
Business and social policy
Conclusion
3. Globalisation, corporate structural power and social policy
Economic globalisation and the welfare state
Assessing the impact of globalisation on corporate structural power
Globalisation, changing corporate structural power and its implications for British social policy
4. Globalisation, Europeanisation, corporate agency power and social policy
Globalisation, Europeanisation, corporate agency power
Key international and European business organisations
Globalisation, business agency and social policies
Conclusion: globalisation, corporate agency power and social policy
5. The national level: business and social policy in the UK
Introduction
Corporate power and national politics from 1979
Central government, business and social policy since 1979
Conclusion: business and British social policy
6. Business and local welfare services
Introduction
Local government, business and social policy
The city of Bristol
Business and local social provision to 1997
Review of the service boards
Developments since 1997
Conclusion: business and local social policy
7. The social policies of corporations: occupational welfare and corporate social responsibility
Introduction
Occupational welfare
Corporate social responsibility (CSR)
Conclusion
8. Conclusion: corporate power and social policy in global context
The implications of contemporary and future social policy
Business influence on social policy
Defining the variables and scope of this book
Theoretical framework
Investigating business power and influence on social policy
Structural power and social policy
Corporate agency and social policy: business opinion, business action and business influence
2. Business and social policy
Influence through action
Influence through structure
The variability of corporate power
Integrating agency and structure and arriving at a useful model of business influence
Models of welfare state development
Business and social policy
Conclusion
3. Globalisation, corporate structural power and social policy
Economic globalisation and the welfare state
Assessing the impact of globalisation on corporate structural power
Globalisation, changing corporate structural power and its implications for British social policy
4. Globalisation, Europeanisation, corporate agency power and social policy
Globalisation, Europeanisation, corporate agency power
Key international and European business organisations
Globalisation, business agency and social policies
Conclusion: globalisation, corporate agency power and social policy
5. The national level: business and social policy in the UK
Introduction
Corporate power and national politics from 1979
Central government, business and social policy since 1979
Conclusion: business and British social policy
6. Business and local welfare services
Introduction
Local government, business and social policy
The city of Bristol
Business and local social provision to 1997
Review of the service boards
Developments since 1997
Conclusion: business and local social policy
7. The social policies of corporations: occupational welfare and corporate social responsibility
Introduction
Occupational welfare
Corporate social responsibility (CSR)
Conclusion
8. Conclusion: corporate power and social policy in global context
The implications of contemporary and future social policy
References
Index