Business-Managed Democracy

• Introduction

• National Government
• Business Lobbies
  • Business Roundtable
  • National Manufacturers
  • British Industry
  • More British Groups
  • Australian Business
  • NZ Business
  • European Roundtable
• Policy Groups
  • National Civic Fed.
  • The Conference Board
  • Foreign Relations
  • CED
  • ALEC
  • State Policy Network
  • The Business Council
  • Overlaps
  • Interconnections
  • Britain and Australia
• Think Tanks
  • How They Work
  • British Think Tanks
  • US Think Tanks
  • Australian Tanks
• Consultants
  • UK Government
  • McKinsey & Co
  • Boston Consulting
• Corporate Reach
  • Funding/Personnel
  • Wealthy Foundations
  • Policy Process
  • Revolving Door
  • Deep State
• References

• International Coercion

• Privatisation

• The Trade Agenda

• Trade in Services


 

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Business-Managed Government

Policy Planning Groups

Business groups are able to set agendas and influence government policy via policy planning and advisory groups. Such groups are set up to help governments make policy and are sometimes established by or with the help of business people and even funded by businesses.

National Civic Fed. Conference Board CFR CED ALEC State Policy Network Business Council Overlaps Interconnections Britain and Australia

Policy planning or discussion groups are useful to corporations because they provide a forum where corporate executives can:

• ‘familiarise themselves with  general policy issues’
• discuss conflicts about the best strategies and policies out of the public eye
• observe potential members of their inner circle and select appropriate academic experts for  promotion within the policy networks and into government service.
• gain legitimacy as policy experts rather than representing vested interests
• inform upcoming policy experts from academia about corporate goals and expectations
• participate in the setting of government policy.