International Business and Government Relations in the 21st Century [Hardcover]

This 2005 book offers an outlook on relations in the twenty-first century between national governments and multinational companies.This book offers an outlook on relations between national governments and multinational companies that provides broad coverage of the key issues likely to determine that relationship in the new century. From the perspective of the company decision maker concerned with national regulation, to the host government policymaker in an emerging market, to the home government policymaker in a Triad country, each dimension is considered and analyzed in light of the others. As well, additional stakeholders such as labor groups are discussed and their impacts on the relationship are evaluated.This book offers an outlook on relations between national governments and multinational companies that provides broad coverage of the key issues likely to determine that relationship in the new century. From the perspective of the company decision maker concerned with national regulation, to the host government policymaker in an emerging market, to the home government policymaker in a Triad country, each dimension is considered and analyzed in light of the others. As well, additional stakeholders such as labor groups are discussed and their impacts on the relationship are evaluated.This book offers an outlook on relations between national governments and multinational companies that provides broad coverage on the key issues likely to determine that relationship in the new century. From the perspective of the company decision maker concerned with national regulation and incentive policies, to the host government policy maker in an emerging market, to the home government policy-maker in a Triad country, each dimension is considered and analyzed in light of the others.Introduction Robert Grosse; Part I. History and Theories of Analysis of Government-Business Relations: 1. The relevance of the early literature on business-government relations for the early 21st cel31