Business Strategy For An Era Of Political Change Book

	Foreword	xi
	Acknowledgments	xvii
1.	Introduction: The Currents of Change	1
	The Acceleration of Change	4
	The Evolution of American Politics	6
2.	Business and Government in the Global Economy	13
	The Development of Globalization	16
	The Quandary of Globalism versus Parochialism	22
	Parochialism and Regulation	26
3.	The America of 2025	35
	Population Changes	37
	Technology	38
	The Economy	40
	The International Dimension	44
	Political and Social Implications	46
4.	The Future of Business-Government Relations: Three Scenarios of 2025	57
	The Populist Democracy	57
	The Libertarian Democracy	60
	The Competitive Democracy	64
	Implications of the Scenarios	68
5.	Business and the Political Parties	69
	Parties and Political Loyalties	70
	Ideological Polarization	72
	The Party of Business?	75
	The Preconditions for Legislative Success	82
6.	The Decline and Fall of the Political Parties	89
	The Fatal Factors	92
	The Wasting Assets	97
	The Price of Reform	107
	Tomorrow's Political Powers	113
7.	The Instruments of Politics	121
	Politics and Legislation	124
	Money and Politics	129
	Political Fund-Raising Activities	133
	Active Political Participation Programs	142
	A Model Corporate and Association Program	145
8.	Issue Advocacy	157
	Issue Advocacy in Lobbying	158
	Issue Advocacy as a Political Instrument	164
	Issue Advocacy and the Law	165
	Issue Advocacy by Interest Groups	169
	The Internet as a Political Instrument	178
9.	Long-Term Issue Advocacy Applications	183
	International Trade	185
	National Savings and Capital Formation	197
	Social Security and Immigration	205
	Campaign Finance	213
	Other Issues	222
10.	Conclusion: The Politics of the Future	227
	The Impact on the Parties	229
	The Role of Major Interest Groups	231
	The Business Political Role	233
	What Happens Now?	235
	The Reformers Ride Again	236
	The Strategic Course	239
	Afterword	243
	Selected Readings	245
	Index	249