The Role of Large Enterprises in Democracy and Society

Cover......Page 1
Contents......Page 6
List of Tables and Figures......Page 8
Preface......Page 9
Acknowledgements......Page 17
Notes on the Contributors......Page 18
List of Abbreviations......Page 25
Part I: Democracy and Corporate Lobbying......Page 28
1 Private Interests and Democracy......Page 30
2 The Dialectics of Democracy: Common–Particular and Public–Private......Page 36
3 Democracy, Networks of Power and Trust in Eastern Europe: Considerations around the Syndrome of Political Personalism......Page 43
4 The Voices of Enterprises and Political Games: The Corporate World and Its Single Voice?......Page 66
5 The European Transparency Initiative: Monitoring Brussels Lobbying......Page 74
Part II: Corporate Power......Page 92
6 Economic Power and Social Responsibility of Very Big Enterprises: Facts And Challenges......Page 94
7 Economic Power: Competition Law, Economic Evaluation and Policy Implications......Page 103
8 International Companies in Places of Instability: The Issue of Mutual Capture......Page 115
9 Ethical Dilemmas for Large Corporations in Under-developed Countries......Page 126
Part III: Are Corporations Really Responsive to Social Concerns?......Page 144
10 The Implementation of Compliance Programmes in Multinational Organizations......Page 146
11 The Implementation of CSR as a New Social Contract in Poland......Page 165
12 Stakeholder Dialogue in Polish Organizations......Page 187
13 The Role of NGOs in Promoting Responsible Business Practice......Page 202
Part IV: Global Issues in Corporate Social Responsibility......Page 214
14 In Search for a New Balance: The Ethical Dimension of the Crisis......Page 216
15 Corporate Responsibility in Multi-Stakeholder Collaboration in Social Governance......Page 234
16 The Fabric of Knowledge: The Role of Large Corporations in Knowledge Production and Dissemination......Page 241
17 The Role of Corporations in Shaping Employee Values and Behaviour......Page 275
18 Big Business: A Driving Force for Civic Virtue......Page 285
Index......Page 294