Business and Politics: A Study of Collective Action ISBN: 9780773561632 Platform/Publisher: JSTOR / McGill-Queen''s University Press Digital rights:Users: unlimited; Printing: chapter; Download: chapter Subjects: Business and politics -- Canada;
This is the first comprehensive study of the origins, structure, membership, and resources of interest groups representing business firms in Canada. William Coleman shows how Canadian businesses have used such associations to acquire special privileges within the policy process and to avoid assuming wider political responsibilities.