Business and Government in the Global Marketplace - Softcover

Weidenbaum, Murray L.

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9780130499028: Business and Government in the Global Marketplace

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ISBN 10: 0130499021 ISBN 13: 9780130499028

Publisher: Pearson, 2003

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For courses in Business and Government.

This book addresses the intricate relationship between the public and the private sector, covering why and how government intervenes in the economy and how business can respond. It provides analysis from both perspectives, presenting the ways that government policy affects the activities of the modern corporation and the key responses on the part of business.

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About the Author:

Murray L. Weidenbaum holds the Mallinckrodt Distinguished University Professorship at Washington University in St. Louis, where he also serves as honorary chairman of the university's Weidenbaum Center on the Economy, Government, and Public Policy (founded as the Center for the Study of American Business). For 25 years, he has been teaching a popular course on business and government.

In 1981-1982, Dr. Weidenbaum served as President Reagan's first Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers. In that capacity, he played a major role in formulating the economic policy of the Reagan administration and was a major spokesman for that administration on economic and business issues, both domestic and international. In 1999-2000, he chaired the Congressional Commission on the Trade Deficit.

Dr. Weidenbaum has held a variety of business, government, and academic positions. He was the first Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Economic Policy and served earlier as Fiscal Economist in the U.S. Bureau of the Budget and as the Corporate Economist at the Boeing Company. He has been a member of the board of directors of corporations ranging from Fortune 100 giants to small service companies.

Dr. Weidenbaum is known for his research on business-government issues, taxes, regulation, and international trade. He is the author of seven books and has written several hundred articles in publications ranging from the American Economic Review to the New York Times.

Dr. Weidenbaum received his Ph.D. from Princeton University. He has received the Distinguished Writers Award from the Center for Strategic and International Studies, the Alexander Hamilton Medal "in recognition of distinguished leadership in the Department of the Treasury," the Leavey Prize for excellence in private enterprise education from the Freedoms Foundation, and the Adam Smith Award from the Association of Private Enterprise Education. In 1992, the Association of American Publishers honored Dr. Weidenbaum as author of the economics book of the year. In 1997, he was a finalist in the global competition for business book of the year.

From the Back Cover:

Murray L. Weidenbaum runs the Weidenbaum Center on the Economy, Government, and Public Policy on the Washington University campus in St. Louis. His work in the Center makes him privy to the latest statistics and information on economic issues in the news today and his experience in the private and public sectors gives him an insider's view of business and government policies. This Seventh Edition examines the latest critical changes in business and government from both perspectives.

What's New in the Seventh Edition

New section on global warming (Chapter 4)
Revised section on the California electric utilities experience (Chapter 7)
New chapter on terrorism and business (Chapter 9)
New section on globalization (Chapter 11)
New section on WTO and labor and environmental standards (Chapter 12)
New chapter on global aspects of energy policy (Chapter 13)
New section on taxing e-commerce (Chapter 16)
Full revision of the chapter on corporate governance with new section on Enron (Chapter 20)