Description
A vital and highly original book for all political scientists working on business and politics or interest groups in general. Martin shows that we cannot simply deduce what corporations' interests or political objectives are; in this important and original study she shows instead that the policy goals and tactics of corporations are themselves constructed in a complex political process. This book is a model of how empirical research and theory can be brought together. -- Graham K. Wilson, University of Wisconsin, Madison Cathie Jo Martin's Stuck in Neutral is a brilliantly researched study of the development of the policy preferences of American businesses and business influence on public policy. Its well documented conclusions on the determinants of variation in the policy orientation of businesses challenge basic assumptions of both rational choice and class analytic approaches in social science and make it essential reading not only for those interested in public policy but also for all political scientists and sociologists interested in these central theoretical disputes in the disciplines. -- John D. Stephens, University of North Carolina A masterful analysis of business and government that adds up to an explanation of American social policy-past, present, and future. Cathie Jo Martin describes the institutional dynamics of corporate politics while eloquently catching the voices and the aspirations of business men and women. Stuck in Neutral is wise, balanced, engaging, persuasive, theoretically sophisticated, and entirely unexpected in its conclusions. -- James A. Morone, Brown University
About the Author
Cathie Jo Martin is Associate Professor of Political Science at Boston University. She is the author of Shifting the Burden: The Struggle over Growth and Corporate Taxation.
Reviews
"Whether big business has been stuck in neutral or just parked beside issues of secondary interest, Martin's book encourages us to review what we think we know about business and the policy process."--Neil J. Mitchell, Governance
Book Information
ISBN 9780691009612
Author Cathie Jo Martin
Format Paperback
Page Count 264
Imprint Princeton University Press
Publisher Princeton University Press
Weight(grams) 369g