pt. 1. Introduction to business-government relations -- pt. 2. Business-government relations in the sociopolitical arena -- pt. 3. Business-government relations in economic development -- pt. 4. Business-government relations in the global market.

Ever since the colonial era, the US government has been influenced by a market-orientated intellectual tradition. Under such a tradition, an ideal social structure is a lean government in contrast to a robust private sector. The recent surge of neoliberalism has advanced the development of a...