Acknowledgments
List of Tables and Figures
Abbreviations
1. Introduction: The Global Corporate Takeover
2. Theorizing Global Corporations' Power
3. Geographical Concentration
4. National Institutional Embeddedness
5. Private Authority and the Potential for Private Governance
6. Conclusion: Three Implications
References
Index
John Mikler is Associate Professor in the Department of Government and International Relations at The University of Sydney.
"Few would deny that global corporations are immensely influential.
They dominate markets and have profound influence over technology,
prosperity and the environment. John Mikler's brilliant study of
how they share political power with government provides a cogent
and perceptive analysis. It is a landmark in one of the most
crucial yet under-emphasised debates in contemporary social
science. Corporations structure our present and define our futures,
to understand their power requires Mikler's masterful, wide-ranging
and richly illustrated exposition."
—Stephen Wilks, Emeritus Professor, University of Exeter "This book
provides a timely and highly needed addition to the literature on
corporations as political actors in today's global political
economy. Mikler's strategy to reterritorialize corporations and
specifically corporate power in geopolitical terms allows
fascinating perspectives on actors typically considered in terms of
transnational characteristics."
—Doris Fuchs, University of Muenster "This readable book is a
worthy addition to the literature."
—Society of Professional Economists "More than a theoretical call
to action, this book also offers practical entry points to the
study of corporate power—including global corporate agency,
questions of state power, national institutional varieties, and
corporate-level private authority. Broad, sophisticated, and highly
accessible ... it will surely be a valuable introduction for
students and scholars of international studies that want to work on
broadening our understanding of global corporate power."
—International Studies
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