TY  - GEN
T1  - Stuck in neutral : business and the politics of human capital investment policy
T2  - Princeton studies in American politics.
A1  - Martin, Cathie J.
LA  - English
PP  - Princeton, N.J.
PB  - Princeton University Press
YR  - 2000
UL  - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/jstor_eba_ocm52229881
AB  - According to conventional wisdom, big business wields enormous influence over America's political agenda and is responsible for the relatively limited scale of the country's social policies. In Stuck in Neutral, however, Cathie Jo Martin challenges that view, arguing that big business has limited involvement in social policy and in many instances desires broader social interventions.Combining hundreds of in-depth interviews with careful quantitative analysis, Martin shows that there is strong support among managers for government-sponsored training, health, work, and family initiatives to enhance workers' skills and productivity. This support does not translate into political action, surprisingly, because big firms are not organized to intervene effectively. Every large company has its own staff to deal with government affairs, but overarching organizations for the most part lobby ineffectively for the collective interests of big business in the social realm. By contrast, small firms, which cannot afford to lobby the government directly, rely on representative associations to speak for them. The unified voice of small business comes through much more clearly in policy circles than the diverse messages presented by individual corporations, ensuring that the small-business agenda of limited social policy prevails. A vivid portrayal of the interplay between business and politics, Stuck in Neutral offers a fresh take on some of the most controversial issues of our day. It is a must read for anyone interested in the past, present, and future of the American welfare state and political economy.
OP  - 262
CN  - HD60.5.U5 M37 2000eb
SN  - 1400812623
SN  - 9781400812622
SN  - 9781400823277
SN  - 1400823277
SN  - 0691009600
SN  - 9780691009605
SN  - 9780691009612
SN  - 0691009619
SN  - 1282753851
SN  - 9781282753853
KW  - Social responsibility of business : United States.
KW  - Human capital : United States.
KW  - United States : Social policy.
KW  - Entreprises : Responsabilité sociale : États-Unis.
KW  - Ressources humaines : États-Unis.
KW  - États-Unis : Politique sociale.
KW  - BUSINESS & ECONOMICS : Development : Sustainable Development.
KW  - Human capital
KW  - Social policy
KW  - Social responsibility of business
KW  - United States
KW  - Responsabilidad social : Estados Unidos de América.
KW  - Capital humano : Estados Unidos de América.
KW  - Estados Unidos de América : Política social.
ER  -