Overview / David Coen, Wyn Grant and Graham Wilson -- Disciplinary perspectives. Political Science : Perspectives on Business and Government / David Coen, Wyn Grant and Graham Wilson -- Economics : Economic Theories of the Firm, Business, and Government / Christos N. Pitelis -- Law and Business / Gregory C. Shaffer -- Business Studies : The Global Dynamics of Business--State Relations / Jonathan Story, Thomas Lawton -- Firm and state. Varieties of Capitalism and Business / Bob Hancké -- Global Firm : The Problem of the Giant Firm in Democratic Capitalism / Colin Crouch -- Political Theory of the Firm / David M. Hart -- Business and Political Parties / Graham Wilson, Wyn Grant -- Economic Interests and Political Representation : Coordination and Distributive Conflict in Historical Perspective / Torben Iversen, David Soskice -- Business and Neo-corporatism / Philippe C. Schmitter -- Comparative business systems. Business Representation in Washington, DC / Timothy Werner, Graham Wilson -- European Business--Government Relations / David Coen -- Business Politics in Latin America : Patterns of Fragmentation and Centralization / Ben Ross Schneider -- Japanese Business--Government Relations / Yukihiko Hamada -- China and the Multinational Experience / Jonathan Story -- Changing market governance. Rise of the Regulatory State / Michael Moran -- International Regulators and Network Governance / Pamela Camerra-Rowe, Michelle Egan -- Credit Rating Agencies / Timothy J. Sinclair -- International Standards and Standard-Setting Bodies / Tim Büthe, Walter Mattli -- Taming Globalization?: Civil Regulation and Corporate Capitalism / David Vogel -- Policy. Corporate Control and Managerial Power / Pepper D. Culpepper -- Corporate Social Responsibility and Government / Jeremy Moon, Nahee Kang, Jean-Pascal Gond -- State, Business, and Training / Jason Heyes, Helen Rainbird -- Social Policy and Business / Cathie Jo Martin -- Public--Private Partnerships in Business and Government / Carsten Greve -- Entrepreneurship and Small Business Policy : Evaluating its Role and Purpose / Franics J. Greene, David J. Storey -- Consumer Policy : Business and the Politics of Consumption / Gunnar Trumbull -- Media Economics and the Political Economy of Information / Jill J. McCluskey, Johan M. Swinnen -- Environmental and Food Safety Policy / Wyn Grant -- Network Utilities : Technological Development, Market Structure, and Forms of Ownership / Martin Chick -- Endogenous Trade Protection : A Survey / Christopher S.P. Magee, Stephen P. Magee -- Competition Policy / Stephen Wilks.