Table Of ContentBusiness, Society and Global
Governance
Business, Society and Global Governance is a thoroughly revised and up-
dated new edition of Building Business–Government Relations: A Skills Ap-
proach to ensure this successful book continues to be the go-to textbook
introducing US business–government relations in the institutional context
of the United States. Written from a practitioner’s perspective, it provides
historical, descriptive, and comparative accounts of the public and private
sectors, the different roles government plays with business (including several
conceptual models to contextualize the two sectors), and various economic
policies associated with business. Business–government relations are con-
sidered through three different social economic contexts: the socio-political
arena, local economic development, and the global market.
This new edition includes:
• Extended coverage of the role of nonprofits
• The Trump “era” and effect of the Biden presidency
• The positive and negative effects of technology in society and the in-
creasing role of disinformation
• COVID and the role of government in crises.
In the course of discussion, a set of skills, such as searching government
jobs, starting a business, analyzing stakeholders, ethical reasoning, advanc-
ing a business agenda, leveraging public resources, contracting with gov-
ernment, interpreting global trends, doing business abroad, and leveraging
international resources, are introduced and exercised.
Anna Ya Ni is the Associate Dean and Professor of public administration at
the Jack H. Brown College of Business and Public Administration at Cali-
fornia State University, San Bernardino. She has published over 20 research
articles in journals, such as Public Administration Review, Journal of Public
Administration Research and Theory, American Review of Public Administra-
tion, and International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Educa-
tion. She serves on the Board of American Society of Public Administration
(ASPA), Section of Science and Technology in Government (SSTIG), and
the Inland Empire Chapter.
Montgomery Van Wart is a Professor in the Department of Public Adminis-
tration at California State University, San Bernardino. He served as Chair
of his department and Dean of the College of Business and Public Adminis-
tration. He has authored 11 books including Dynamics of Leadership, Lead-
ership in Public Organizations, Administrative Leadership in the Public Sector
(with Dicke), and Human Resource Management in Public Service (with Ber-
man, Bowman, and West). He has over 100 publications and has been a dis-
tinguished visiting professor at KU Leuven, the University of Hong Kong,
Rutgers, and the University of Ireland.
Business, Society and Global
Governance
A Skills Approach
Second Edition
Anna Ya Ni and Montgomery Van Wart
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Contents
Preface vii
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction xi
PART I
Introduction to Business–Government Relations 1
1 Comparing the Roles of Business and Government 3
2 Theories about Business–Government Relations in Society 50
THOMAS McWEENEY
3 Historical Development of Government’s Roles with Business 78
4 Economic Policies 117
JONATHAN ANDERSON
PART II
Business–Nonprofit–Government Relations in
the Sociopolitical Arena 151
5 Protection of Consumer, Employee, and the Environment 153
ANN JOHNSON
6 Corporate Social Responsibility: Doing Well and Doing Good 194
KIMBERLY COLLINS
7 Business’s Involvement in Government 219
ALEXANDRU ROMAN AND JOSHUA STEINFELD
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8 The Third Sector—Nonprofit Organizations 253
SHARON PIERCE
PART III
Business–Government Relations in Economic Development 279
9 Economic Development 281
10 Industrial Development 310
11 Public Entrepreneurs and Privatization 340
PART IV
Business–Government–Nonprofit Relations in the Global Market 373
12 Globalization and Free Trade 375
13 Examples of and Challenges for Trade Regimes in the World 399
14 Business and Global Governance 430
MARC FUDGE
Index 465
Preface
The textbook you hold in your hands, Society, Business and Global Govern-
ance, has been crafted in such a manner as to be a comprehensive read for
both upper- and lower-division undergraduate business students. It offers
the reader a thorough understanding of government’s roles with business
and the skills necessary to create and maintain successful relations with
government. At the same time, it defines the roles business can play with
government that are compatible with its own needs to achieve corporate
objectives and fulfill corporate responsibilities. This book approaches
business–government relations from the practitioner’s perspective and is in-
tended for both private and public professionals.
Having taught business and government students at various universities
over the course of many years, the authors have observed that there is both
an aversion to theory and a strong desire to learn “how to” skills. Although
theory will help students understand the complex social interactions be-
tween the two sectors, the applied nature of the field demands mastering
the practical skills required to make informed choices and manage complex
activities.
There are a few overarching themes that drive the content of the manu-
script: a practical approach integrates the political, economic, and social
theories with business and government practices; an interdisciplinary per-
spective reflects reality in practice; and of course, a concentration is evident
on the much-wanted skill-building.
Our overall approach to this book is to intrigue readers into resolving
practical problems, each of a different nature in the field. We introduce
these as the text progresses, after general historical, institutional, and theo-
retical knowledge is acquired.
The contents of this textbook have been taught and exercised in a series of
upper-division undergraduate business classes with proven success. Regard-
less of whether you are a business, public administration, history, or biology
major, the knowledge and information you find in this book will be valuable
as a citizen and probably in your career as well.
Acknowledgments
Many persons have contributed to the preparation of this book. We would
like to give special acknowledgment to Paul Suino, our close working part-
ner, for his invaluable editorial assistance in writing the book. We are in-
debted to the Department of Public Administration at California State
University, San Bernardino, where the book was conceived, nurtured, and
supported. Special thanks to contributing authors, such as Jonathan An-
derson, Marc Fudge, Ann Johnson, Alexandru Roman, Tom McWeeney,
Sharon Pierce, and Joshua Steinfeld, for their expertise and cooperation in
conforming to our shared specifications. Anna Ya Ni thanks her mother
Lihua Ma, her brother David Ni, and Wallace Heuser, for their support and
encouragement throughout this endeavor.
Introduction
Part I (Chapters 1–4) provides you with the historical, descriptive, and
comparative accounts of the public and private sectors, the different roles
government plays with business, including several conceptual models
to understand the social interactions between the two sectors, and var-
ious economic policies associated with business. The skill of researching
government institutions and their functions and the skill of identifying
and analyzing business stakeholders are introduced. Starting in Part II,
business– government relations are considered through three different so-
cial economic contexts: sociopolitical, local political economic, and global.
Part II (Chapters 5–8) focuses on building business–government relations
in the sociopolitical arena, in which government’s role as agent of business
interest groups and its limited role as social architect are introduced. Chap-
ter 5 discusses the various government protective regulations for business
stakeholders, be they consumers, employees, investors, or the planet. The
skill learned in this section is to leverage public policies to protect your
stakeholders while advancing your business. Chapter 6 concentrates on
the limitations of government in promoting social values and business’s re-
sponsibility to society. This section introduces a progressive business eth-
ics model and an analytical framework for resolving ethical dilemmas in
