Governing interests : business associations facing internationalization / edited by Wolfgang Streeck [and others].

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Book Cover; Half-Title; Series-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Preface; 1 Introduction: Business associations, associative order and internationalization; Part I Nations; 2 Reaching out and fitting in: Dutch business associations at home (and) on Europe; 3 Institutional filters and path dependency: The impact of Europeanization on Swiss business associations; 4 Globalization and Swedish business interest associations in the twenty-first century; 5 Ecnomic internationalization and the organizational dilemma of employer associations: A comparison of 20 OECD countries.

Part II Sectors6 Organizations and networks in a globalizing economy: British and German chemical interest associations; 7 Against all odds: Adaptation and survival of national associations; 8 National business associations and European integration: The case of the financial sector; Part III International systems; 9 Global public policy, associative orders and business interest associations; 10 Internationational governance by organized business: The shifting roles of firms, associations and intergovernmental organizations in self-regulation.

In the current period of globalization, Governing Interests presents new research on the impact of internationalization on the organization and representation of business interests through trade and employer associations. By exploring ongoing, gradual, but nevertheless profound changes in the structures and functions of business interest associations, the book develops a precise understanding of the relationship between the national and the international. Both conceptual and empirical, some papers included in this significant volume adopt a 'bird's eye view' of the topic, whilst others concentr.

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