The Foundations of Government Business Relations: Constitutions, Federations and Parliaments
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Deem, Jacob
Griffith University Author(s)
Year published
2019
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The relationship between government and business is underpinned by a core tension: on the one hand, how do we ensure that government does everything it can to help private enterprise thrive, whilst on the other hand, how to we prevent the government from interfering too much with business? The power that governments can wield over individuals is easy to spot in our everyday lives - police can arrest suspected criminals, transport departments decide whether or not we are licensed to drive a car, education departments determine the education our children will receive (and how much we have to pay for it), and the difference ...
View more >The relationship between government and business is underpinned by a core tension: on the one hand, how do we ensure that government does everything it can to help private enterprise thrive, whilst on the other hand, how to we prevent the government from interfering too much with business? The power that governments can wield over individuals is easy to spot in our everyday lives - police can arrest suspected criminals, transport departments decide whether or not we are licensed to drive a car, education departments determine the education our children will receive (and how much we have to pay for it), and the difference between a well-run and poorly run public hospital can literally mean the difference between life and death.
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View more >The relationship between government and business is underpinned by a core tension: on the one hand, how do we ensure that government does everything it can to help private enterprise thrive, whilst on the other hand, how to we prevent the government from interfering too much with business? The power that governments can wield over individuals is easy to spot in our everyday lives - police can arrest suspected criminals, transport departments decide whether or not we are licensed to drive a car, education departments determine the education our children will receive (and how much we have to pay for it), and the difference between a well-run and poorly run public hospital can literally mean the difference between life and death.
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Book Title
Understanding Government Business Relations in an Unpredictable World (Pearson Original Edition)
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Law and legal studies