David Coen, Professor of Public Policy, Department of Political Science, University College London and Matia Vannoni, Associate Professor of Public Policy, Department of Political Economy, King’s College London, UK

• ContentsPreface 1 Business and government: an inter-disciplinary andmulti-level perspective 2 Asset specificity, market concentration and businessmobilisation: an economics approach 3 Comparative political economy and institutionalcomplementarities 4 A political economy approach: revolving doors andregulatory capture 5 Political science and lobbying strategies 6 Private management perspective: resources, capabilitiesand corporate political activity 7 Comparing business and government relations in the USand the EU 8 Future avenues for research References

‘This incisive and authoritative book uncovers the hidden dynamics of business-government relations. With exceptional clarity and insight, Coen and Vannoni reveal how corporate strategy shapes public governance and power structures, fundamentally transforming our understanding of influence and decision-making in modern democracies.’

David Coen, Professor of Public Policy, Department of Political Science, University College London and Matia Vannoni, Associate Professor of Public Policy, Department of Political Economy, King’s College London, UK

• ContentsPreface 1 Business and government: an inter-disciplinary andmulti-level perspective 2 Asset specificity, market concentration and businessmobilisation: an economics approach 3 Comparative political economy and institutionalcomplementarities 4 A political economy approach: revolving doors andregulatory capture 5 Political science and lobbying strategies 6 Private management perspective: resources, capabilitiesand corporate political activity 7 Comparing business and government relations in the USand the EU 8 Future avenues for research References

‘This incisive and authoritative book uncovers the hidden dynamics of business-government relations. With exceptional clarity and insight, Coen and Vannoni reveal how corporate strategy shapes public governance and power structures, fundamentally transforming our understanding of influence and decision-making in modern democracies.’

David Coen, Professor of Public Policy, Department of Political Science, University College London and Matia Vannoni, Associate Professor of Public Policy, Department of Political Economy, King’s College London, UK

• ContentsPreface 1 Business and government: an inter-disciplinary andmulti-level perspective 2 Asset specificity, market concentration and businessmobilisation: an economics approach 3 Comparative political economy and institutionalcomplementarities 4 A political economy approach: revolving doors andregulatory capture 5 Political science and lobbying strategies 6 Private management perspective: resources, capabilitiesand corporate political activity 7 Comparing business and government relations in the USand the EU 8 Future avenues for research References

‘This incisive and authoritative book uncovers the hidden dynamics of business-government relations. With exceptional clarity and insight, Coen and Vannoni reveal how corporate strategy shapes public governance and power structures, fundamentally transforming our understanding of influence and decision-making in modern democracies.’