International Business and Government Relations in the 21st Century

Introduction Robert Grosse; Part I. History and Theories of Analysis of Government-Business Relations: 1. The relevance of the early literature on business-government relations for the early 21st century Jean Boddewyn; 2. Institutional reform, FDI, and European transition economies John Dunning; 3. Corporate governance in the global economy: national diversity or international convergence? Lee Preston; 4. Revisiting rival states: is the new diplomacy still triangular? John Stopford; Part II. The Shifting Government-Business Partnership: 5. International business and government relations in central and eastern Europe Klaus Meyer and Camilla Jensen; 6. Global warming in the 21st century: new issues for business strategy, government policy and research on business-government relations Thomas Brewer; 7. Evolution of business-government relation in the culture contents industry Dong-Song Cho; 8. Multinational enterprise as public authority: the blurring of the line between state and market Steve Kobrin; 9. The role of direct private foreign investment in developing countries: the judo trick Paul Streeten; Part III. Bargaining Theory and the Obsolescing Bargain: 10. Revisiting the obsolescing bargain Lorraine Eden, Stephanie Lenway, and Doug Schuler; 11. Bargaining theory in the 21st century Robert Grosse; 12. Shifts in Chinese government policies on inbound FDI Yadong Luo; 13. Has the obsolescing bargain obsolesced? Negotiating with foreign investors Alvin G. Wint; Part IV. Host and Home Government Points of View: 14. Global regulatory convergence: the case of intellectual property rights Ravi Ramamurti; 15. Regional multinationals and government policy: the end of multilateralism Alan Rugman; 16. How will third world countries welcome foreign direct investment in the 21st century Stefan H. Robock; 17. Assessing government policies for business competitiveness in emerging market economies: an institutional approach Dennis Rondinelli; 18. Protecting foreign investors in the developing world: a shift in U.S. policy in the 1990s? Louis T. Wells; Conclusions; Bibliography