Wetherly and Otter: The Business Environment
Chapter 11
When you have completed this chapter you will be able to:
Understand the reasons for the participation of business as an actor in the political arena;
Understand the political process as a play of interests and power involving interaction between business, government, labour and civil society organizations;
Recognize and assess the effectiveness of methods used by business to influence government decisions;
Recognize and assess the effectiveness of methods used by pressure groups to influence business behaviour;
Analyse different perspectives on the influence of business in the political process;
Evaluate evidence from case studies on the political influence of business.


