The Role of Large Enterprises in Democracy and Society

Part I. Democracy and Corporate Lobbying

1. Private Interests and Democracy
Jan Krzysztof Bielecki

2. The Dialectics of Democracy: Common-Particular and Public-Private
Rafael Alvira

3. Democracy, Networks of Power and Trust in Eastern Europe: Considerations around the Syndrome of Political Personalism
Nicolas Hayoz

4. The Voices of Enterprises and Political Games: The Corporate World and Its Single Voice?
Laurent Mortreuil

5. The European Transparency Initiative: Monitoring Brussels Lobbying
Anna Melich

Part II. Corporate Power

6. Economic Power and Social Responsibility of Very Big Enterprises: Facts And Challenges
Paul H. Dembinski

7. Economic Power: Competition Law, Economic Evaluation and Policy Implications
Vindelyn Smith-Hillman, Adam Scott

8. International Companies in Places of Instability: The Issue of Mutual Capture
Justin Welby

9. Ethical Dilemmas for Large Corporations in Under-developed Countries
Philip Booth

Part III. Are Corporations Really Responsive to Social Concerns?

10. The Implementation of Compliance Programmes in Multinational Organizations
Jean-Pierre Méan

11. The Implementation of CSR as a New Social Contract in Poland
Janina Filek

12. Stakeholder Dialogue in Polish Organizations
Barbara Fryzel

13. The Role of NGOs in Promoting Responsible Business Practice
Peter Davis

Part IV. Global Issues in Corporate Social Responsibility

14. In Search for a New Balance: The Ethical Dimension of the Crisis
Wojciech Gasparski, Anna Lewicka-Strzalecka, Boleslaw Rok, Dariusz Bak

15. Corporate Responsibility in Multi-Stakeholder Collaboration in Social Governance
Aurore Lalucq, Michel Sauquet, Martin Vielajus

16. The Fabric of Knowledge: The Role of Large Corporations in Knowledge Production and Dissemination
Laszlo Fekete, Zsolt Boda

17. The Role of Corporations in Shaping Employee Values and Behaviour
Stefan Dunin-Wqsowicz

18. Big Business: A Driving Force for Civic Virtue
Montserrat Herrero

Avainsanat: Business and Management, Organization, Management, International Economics, Regional/Spatial Science, Economics, general, Democracy