International Harvester in Russia: The Washington-St. Petersburg Connection?

1983 ◽  
Vol 57 (3) ◽  
pp. 347-366 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fred V. Carstensen ◽  
Richard Hume Werking
Keyword(s):  
Interest Groups ◽  
American Foreign Policy ◽  
Government Officials ◽  
Foreign Markets ◽  
Government Relations ◽  
Conflicting Objectives ◽  
Business Support ◽  
Single Voice ◽  
The Relationship

Diplomatic historians have frequently cast American foreign policy from 1890 to 1915 as handmaiden to the expansion of American enterprise in foreign markets, but the relationship between government and business was neither one-sided nor simple. Government officials had their own agenda of objectives for which they wanted business support, sometimes even trying to use specific firms as their agent. Business itself did not speak with a single voice — policies which one firm might find beneficial, another found detrimental. Moreover, business was only one among various interest groups competing for attention and influence in the policymaking process. This case study of International Harvester's efforts to gain government assistance for the development of a Russian branch factory uncovers these intertwined threads of intersecting and conflicting objectives and interest groups, revealing the tangled complexity of business-government relations in this turbulent era.

No Exaggeration: Truthfulness in the Lobbying of Government Agencies by Competing Interest Groups

2013 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 499-520 ◽  
Author(s):  
HYOUNG-GOO KANG ◽  
THOMAS T. HOLYOKE
Keyword(s):  
Interest Groups ◽  
Large Body ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Government Officials ◽  
Strategic Behaviors ◽  
Tax Returns ◽  
Competing Interest ◽  
The Government ◽  
Present Case Study

AbstractIntense competition can compel lobbyists to exaggerate the benefits the government would see in tax returns and social welfare if agency officials allocate such resources to the lobbyist's members. This incentive to misrepresent grows when information asymmetry exists between lobbyists and government officials. A large body of literature has investigated how interest groups compete and interact, but it disregards the interdependency of interests between competing groups and associated strategic behaviors of other players. Our signaling model of lobbying reveals ways in which agency officials can compel lobbyists for competing interests to lobby truthfully and what the policy implications of this compulsion can be. We also present case-study evidence of how this works in practice.

scholarly journals PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN IMPLEMENTATION OF STRATEGIC POLICY: A CASE STUDY OF RANONG PROVINCE

2019 ◽  
pp. 07-15
Author(s):  
Bioriboon Chalong
Keyword(s):  
Research Study ◽  
Government Officials ◽  
Level Of Education ◽  
Independent Variables ◽  
Participation Level ◽  
Strategic Policy ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Local Leaders

The objective of this research is to examine the participation level of the Ranong Province residents in implementation of the local Strategic Policy. The results will lead to recommendations related to better participation of residents. The population of this study is residents of the Ranong Province. The sample size is 400 and the data has been collected using questionnaires. In-depth interviews have been also conducted to explore the opinions of the local leaders and related government officials. The data have been analyzed to see the statistical impacts. The research study is expected to find the relationship between independent variables which are Gender, Age, Level of education, Career, Level of Income and Religion, and the dependent variable which is the participation of residents in implementation of the strategic policy.

scholarly journals PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN IMPLEMENTATION OF NATIONAL SECURITY POLICY: CASE STUDY OF BORDER SECURITY POLICE IN SANGKHLA BURI DISTRICT, KANCHANABURI PROVINCE, THAILAND

2018 ◽  
pp. 20-28
Author(s):  
Boriboon Chalong
Keyword(s):  
National Security ◽  
Security Policy ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Government Officials ◽  
National Security Policy ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude ◽  
Democratic Knowledge ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Local Leaders

The objective of this research is to examine the level of direct participation of the Sangkhla Buri District residents in the implementation of national security policy. The results of this research helped us formulate recommendations on how to solve the problems related to participation of residents in this process. Population of this study includes the residents of 3 sub-districts of Sangkhla Buri District. The sample size is 400 and the data has been collected using questionnaires. Indepth interviews have been also conducted to explore the opinions of the local leaders and the related government officials. The data has been analyzed to track the statistical impacts. The research study expects to find the relationship between independent variables, which are democratic knowledge and attitude towards democracy, and the dependent variable, i.e., participation of residents in the implementation of national security policy.

scholarly journals Dynasty Politics in Succession of Village Leadership: A Case Study in the Village of Cileunyi Wetan, Indonesia

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 80-86
Author(s):  
Hadi Prabowo ◽  
Sri Hartati
Keyword(s):  
Community Development ◽  
Political Elite ◽  
Government Officials ◽  
Family Networks ◽  
Dynastic Politics ◽  
Village Government ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Village ◽  
The Relationship

The purpose of this research is to find out the factors causing dynastic politics and the impact of dynastic politics on village leadership for community development in Cileunyi Wetan Village, Cileunyi District, Bandung Regency. This study uses qualitative methods with data collection techniques such as interviews, observation, and study documentation. Dynasty politics is a process of regenerating power for the interests of the political elite that aims to maintain power by placing their families or relatives in certain positions in the field of government. The practice of dynastic politics in the village of Cileunyi Wetan was an attempt to maintain power by the village head's family for several periods. The relationship between the village head and the former village head was uncle and father, who still had influence in the community. The dynasty in the village leadership in the village of Cileunyi Wetan was caused by the strength of capital (economy), the strength of family networks, and the existence of unhealthy democratic practices. The dynastic political impact of village leadership on community development in the village of Cileunyi Wetan is the control of economic resources in the village by a group of people, and the existence of nepotism in the recruitment of village government officials.

Kämpfe um Bergbau und die Möglichkeiten demokratischer Transformation

2017 ◽  
Vol 47 (189) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristina Dietz
Keyword(s):  
Direct Democracy ◽  
Social Power ◽  
Political Agenda ◽  
The Political ◽  
Liberal Democratic ◽  
Political Effects ◽  
Mining Project ◽  
National Governments ◽  
The Relationship

The article explores the political effects of popular consultations as a means of direct democracy in struggles over mining. Building on concepts from participatory and materialist democracy theory, it shows the transformative potentials of processes of direct democracy towards democratization and emancipation under, and beyond, capitalist and liberal democratic conditions. Empirically the analysis is based on a case study on the protests against the La Colosa gold mining project in Colombia. The analysis reveals that although processes of direct democracy in conflicts over mining cannot transform existing class inequalities and social power relations fundamentally, they can nevertheless alter elements thereof. These are for example the relationship between local and national governments, changes of the political agenda of mining and the opening of new spaces for political participation, where previously there were none. It is here where it’s emancipatory potential can be found.

A literature review on firms' internationalisation through e-commerce

2019 ◽  
pp. 121-143
Author(s):  
Riccardo Resciniti ◽  
Federica De Vanna
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
International Business ◽  
Decision Process ◽  
Foreign Markets ◽  
New Markets ◽  
Integrative Framework ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Relationship

The rise of e-commerce has brought considerable changes to the relationship between firms and consumers, especially within international business. Hence, understanding the use of such means for entering foreign markets has become critical for companies. However, the research on this issue is new and so it is important to evaluate what has been studied in the past. In this study, we conduct a systematic review of e-commerce and internationalisation studies to explicate how firms use e-commerce to enter new markets and to export. The studies are classified by theories and methods used in the literature. Moreover, we draw upon the internationalisation decision process (antecedents-modalities-consequences) to propose an integrative framework for understanding the role of e-commerce in internationalisation

Interactive acculturation of Turkish-Belgian parents and children in Flanders: A case study of Beringen

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 417-428
Author(s):  
Özgün Ünver ◽  
Ides Nicaise
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Maternal Employment ◽  
Domain Specificity ◽  
Specific Context ◽  
Childhood Education ◽  
Parents And Children ◽  
Education And Care ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The Town

This article tackles the relationship between Turkish-Belgian families with the Flemish society, within the specific context of their experiences with early childhood education and care (ECEC) system in Flanders. Our findings are based on a focus group with mothers in the town of Beringen. The intercultural dimension of the relationships between these families and ECEC services is discussed using the Interactive Acculturation Model (IAM). The acculturation patterns are discussed under three main headlines: language acquisition, social interaction and maternal employment. Within the context of IAM, our findings point to some degree of separationism of Turkish-Belgian families, while they perceive the Flemish majority to have an assimilationist attitude. This combination suggests a conflictual type of interaction. However, both parties also display some traits of integrationism, which points to the domain-specificity of interactive acculturation.

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