"The modern Chinese state has traditionally affected every major aspect of domestic society. With the growing liberalization of the economy, coupled with increasingly complex social issues, there is a belief that the state is retreating from an array of social problems from health to the...

Wir leben längst in einer Lobbykratie, in der die Wirtschaft versteckt an allen Entscheidungen beteiligt ist. Markus Balser und Uwe Ritzer legen das subtile Geflecht unter der schönen Oberfläche unserer Demokratie frei. „Lobbykratie ist nicht unbedingt das Buch, das man mit an den Strand...

The national association of French employers and industry, MEDEF, seems to be an example of strong and unified interest organization, especially since its reform in 1998. Through a study of the collective action of firms in France, this article sheds doubt on such an impression. In fact, a...