Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- Acknowledgements
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Where Does Political Influence Come From?
- 3 How Does Public Opinion Shape Corporate Political Advocacy?
- 4 Why Does the Public Care About Corporate Political Influence?
- 5 Why Do Companies Care About Public Opinion?
- 6 Do Companies Try to Avoid Public Backlash?
- 7 So What and Now What? Summaries and Concluding Thoughts
- Appendix A: Interview Methods
- Appendix B: Chapter 4 Study Methodology and Full Results
- Appendix C: Chapter 5 Robustness Checks
- Appendix D: Chapter 6 Robustness Checks
- References
- Index
- Series page
7 - So What and Now What? Summaries and Concluding Thoughts
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 21 April 2022
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- Acknowledgements
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Where Does Political Influence Come From?
- 3 How Does Public Opinion Shape Corporate Political Advocacy?
- 4 Why Does the Public Care About Corporate Political Influence?
- 5 Why Do Companies Care About Public Opinion?
- 6 Do Companies Try to Avoid Public Backlash?
- 7 So What and Now What? Summaries and Concluding Thoughts
- Appendix A: Interview Methods
- Appendix B: Chapter 4 Study Methodology and Full Results
- Appendix C: Chapter 5 Robustness Checks
- Appendix D: Chapter 6 Robustness Checks
- References
- Index
- Series page
Summary
In the concluding chapter, I focus on synthesizing the findings from the book and addressing some lingering normative questions. Specifically, I ask what this means for boycotts, whether forcing political activity underground is really preferable to having it more out in the open, and what this means for if and how corporate influence can be tamed.
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- The Cost of Doing PoliticsHow Partisanship and Public Opinion Shape Corporate Influence, pp. 192 - 205Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022