The new entrepreneurial advocacy : Silicon Valley elites in American politics / Darren R. Halpin and Anthony J. Nownes.
Series: Oxford scholarship online: Publisher: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2021Description: 1 online resource (288 pages) : illustrations (black and white)Content type: text | still image Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780190883034 (ebook) :Subject(s): Business and politics -- United States | Chief executive officers -- Political activity -- United States | Computer industry -- Political aspects -- California, Northern | Corporate power -- Political aspects -- California, NorthernAdditional Physical Form: Print version : 9780190883003DDC classification: 322.30973 LOC classification: JK467 | .H25 2021Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: The role of business in the American political system has always stirred emotions. Contemporary evidence of the clear and growing disparities in wealth between ordinary citizens and business elites has drawn new attention to this topic. Recently, the canon on the activities of business elites in politics has grown, as we have learned a great deal about how business firms and their ultra-wealthy leaders and investors seek to exert political influence. This book examines one form of business elite activity that has thus far received surprisingly little scholarly attention despite the high-profile political efforts of billionaire businesspeople such as Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg.| Item type | Current library | Class number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Also issued in print: 2021.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The role of business in the American political system has always stirred emotions. Contemporary evidence of the clear and growing disparities in wealth between ordinary citizens and business elites has drawn new attention to this topic. Recently, the canon on the activities of business elites in politics has grown, as we have learned a great deal about how business firms and their ultra-wealthy leaders and investors seek to exert political influence. This book examines one form of business elite activity that has thus far received surprisingly little scholarly attention despite the high-profile political efforts of billionaire businesspeople such as Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg.
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