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The Voices of Enterprises and Political Games: The Corporate World and Its Single Voice?

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The corporate world, in itself, is diverse: it obviously comprises many (very different) enterprises, but also encompasses the many structures representing its components or interests (unions, chambers, associations, think tanks, forums, the media and so on).

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  1. Laurent Mortreuil
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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Jagiellonian University, Poland

    Barbara Fryzel (Adjunct) (Adjunct)

  2. University of Fribourg, Switzerland

    Paul H. Dembinski (Professor, initiator and executive director) (Professor, initiator and executive director)

  3. Observatoire de la Finance foundation, Switzerland

    Paul H. Dembinski (Professor, initiator and executive director) (Professor, initiator and executive director)

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Mortreuil, L. (2010). The Voices of Enterprises and Political Games: The Corporate World and Its Single Voice?. In: Fryzel, B., Dembinski, P.H. (eds) The Role of Large Enterprises in Democracy and Society. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230283138_4

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