Format:
Online-Ressource (XIV, 429 S.)
Edition:
1. ed.
ISBN:
9781784416799
Series Statement:
Research in the sociology of organizations v. 43
Content:
Elites are 'on trial' firstly for their role in the past and shaping the context for the crisis, secondly in terms of how they responded to the crisis and finally in terms of what role they are playing in the aftermath. This book is concerned with what happens when elites are challenged by crisis and helps us understand 'elites on trial'
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Description based upon print version of record
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Enth. 15 Beitr
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Front Cover; Elites on Trial; Copyright page; Contents; List of Contributors; Advisory Board; Elites on Trial: Introduction; The New Context of Elites: Neo-Liberalism and Globalization; The Field of Power: The Changing Nature of Elite Networks; Elites and the Problem of Legitimacy; Elites and the Politics of Crisis; Conclusions; References; The New Context of Elites: Neo-Liberalism and Globalization; The Field of Power: The Changing Nature of Elite Networks; Elites and the Problem of Legitimacy; Elites and the Politics of Crisis; The Rise of the 1%: An Organizational Explanation; Introduction
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Economic Crisis, Growing Inequality and the Re-Emergence of Class ConflictFrom the Fordist Corporation to Financialized Network Capitalism; Neoliberalism and the Conditions of Possibility for Value Chain Capitalism; Organizing Exploitation: Elite Domination, Value Extraction and Tax Avoidance; Conclusion; Notes; References; Elites, Varieties of Capitalism and the Crisis of Neo-Liberalism; Introduction; The Concept of Elites; Elites, Capitalism and Capitalisms; Elites and the Context of Capitalism; The Establishment of the Neo-Liberal World Order; Impacts on Local Elites
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Conclusions: The Financial Crash and Elite LegitimationNotes; References; The Counter-Cyclical Character of the Elite; Introduction; How Do the Rich View the World Compared to Others?; The Counter-Cyclical Character of the Elite; The Cultural Implications of These Observations for our Understanding of Elites; Implications and Conclusions; Notes; References; Understanding the Changing Nature of the Relationship between the State and Business Elites; Introduction; Configurations of Relationship between the State and Businesses; Turkish Context; Methodology; Results; Common Traits; Divergences
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SidelinedCriticals; Followers; Politically Embedded; Discussion; Acknowledgment; References; Impacts of Globalization Processes on the Swiss National Business Elite Community: A Diachronic Analysis of Swiss Large Corporations (1980-2010); Introduction; The Disintegration of the Swiss Corporate Network; Evolution of Top Managers' Profiles; Growing Presence of Foreign Top Managers; Changes in Educational Background; Decline of Involvement in Traditional National Community Networks; Conclusions; Notes; Acknowledgments; References; Appendix
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The Euro Zone Corporate Elite at the Cliff Edge (2005-2008): A New Approach of Transnational InterlockingIntroduction; Renewing Transnational Interlocking Directorate Studies; Transnational Interlocks and National Anchorage; Methodology; Levels of Transnational Integration; Data; Results; Global Structure of the Eurozone's Business Community; Internationalization of Business Communities; Transnational Openness; Bilateral Integration; Discussion; Notes; References; Business Elites and the Field of Power in France; Introduction; The Concept of Power; The FoP; Methodology; Empirical Analysis
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Characteristics of the French Corporate Elite
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Systemvoraussetzungen: Acrobat Reader.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781784416805
Additional Edition:
Druckausg. Elites on trial Bingley [u.a.] : Emerald, 2015 ISBN 1784416800
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781784416805
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books
DOI:
10.1108/S0733-558X201543
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