PHIL2600_chapter11

1. 1Business has become a key player in the regulatory game, with a number of new forms of regulation emerging in recent years. What are the goals for those trying to introduce new types of rule-making, according to Van Calster and Deketelaere (2001)? Please select all that apply.

   1. ACost-effectiveness (financial savings)
   2. BFaster achievement of objectives (speed)
   3. CEncouragement of a proactive approach from industry (integration into the regulatory process)
   4. DReduce the influence of government (ideological aim of neoliberal economic theories)
2. 2Crane & Matten identify five different types of lobbying, match the different kinds with their different qualities: Atmosphere Setting
   
   
   
   

   1. ALobbyists help inform policy-makers (who generally lack expertise in the subjects where they are legislating)
   2. BBuilding up of relationships such that firms have up-to-date or ‘advance’ understanding of governmental trends or processes.
   3. CAn awareness setting program intended to enhance government appreciation of industry issues and products.
   4. DLobbyists seek to guide legislators towards sympathetic sources of advice, counsel, and expertise.
3. 3Crane & Matten identify five different types of lobbying, match the different kinds with their different qualities: Monitoring
   

   1. ALobbyists help inform policy-makers (who generally lack expertise in the subjects where they are legislating)
   2. BBuilding up of relationships such that firms have up-to-date or ‘advance’ understanding of governmental trends or processes.
   3. CAn awareness setting program intended to enhance government appreciation of industry issues and products.
   4. DLobbyists seek to guide legislators towards sympathetic sources of advice, counsel, and expertise.
4. 4Crane & Matten identify five different types of lobbying, match the different kinds with their different qualities: Information Provision
   
   

   1. ALobbyists help inform policy-makers (who generally lack expertise in the subjects where they are legislating)
   2. BBuilding up of relationships such that firms have up-to-date or ‘advance’ understanding of governmental trends or processes.
   3. CAn awareness setting program intended to enhance government appreciation of industry issues and products.
   4. DLobbyists seek to guide legislators towards sympathetic sources of advice, counsel, and expertise.
5. 5Crane & Matten identify five different types of lobbying, match the different kinds with their different qualities: Advocacy and influencing

   1. ALobbyists help inform policy-makers (who generally lack expertise in the subjects where they are legislating)
   2. BBuilding up of relationships such that firms have up-to-date or ‘advance’ understanding of governmental trends or processes.
   3. CAn awareness setting program intended to enhance government appreciation of industry issues and products.
   4. DLobbyists seek to guide legislators towards sympathetic sources of advice, counsel, and expertise.
6. 6Detomasi (2007) talks of ‘global public policy networks,’ in which ‘the strengths of state, market, and civil society actors combine to create an effective international governance system that overcomes the weaknesses afflicting each individually.’ What is the main instrument that is used in such networks to regulate the social, ethical, and environmental impacts of business?

   1. AImperative regulation
   2. BCodes of conduct
   3. CMarket-based instruments
   4. DMultipartite negotiated agreements
7. 7Match the following statements about the effect of globalization on the context of business-government relations: Intensity of regulation in a national context

   1. ADecreasing intensity (e.g., deregulation, privatization)
   2. BNation states (e.g., EU member states), private transnational actors (e.g., MNCs)
   3. CSocial actors (e.g., domestic companies, citizens)
   4. DIncreasing intensity
8. 8Match the following statements about the effect of globalization on the context of business-government relations: Intensity of regulation in a globalized context

   1. ADecreasing intensity (e.g., deregulation, privatization)
   2. BNation states (e.g., EU member states), private transnational actors (e.g., MNCs)
   3. CSocial actors (e.g., domestic companies, citizens)
   4. DIncreasing intensity
9. 9Match the following statements about the effect of globalization on the context of business-government relations: Addressee of regulation in a national context

   1. ADecreasing intensity (e.g., deregulation, privatization)
   2. BNation states (e.g., EU member states), private transnational actors (e.g., MNCs)
   3. CSocial actors (e.g., domestic companies, citizens)
   4. DIncreasing intensity
10. 10Match the following statements about the effect of globalization on the context of business-government relations: Addressee of regulation in a globalized context

    1. ADecreasing intensity (e.g., deregulation, privatization)
    2. BNation states (e.g., EU member states), private transnational actors (e.g., MNCs)
    3. CSocial actors (e.g., domestic companies, citizens)
    4. DIncreasing intensity

11. 11Public private partnerships (PPPs) are seen by experts as straightforwardly bad ideas.

    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
12. 12Which of the below is not a common argument advanced by industry in support of ‘self-regulation’?

    1. AIndustry can be an early-stage contributor to the language and terms of the regulations.
    2. BTax benefits.
    3. CCost-Effectiveness.
    4. DFaster achievement of regulatory objectives.
13. 13In what ways is government a stakeholder of business? Please select all that apply.

    1. AAs a representative of citizens’ interests, government restricts business.
    2. BAs an actor with interests of its own, government is dependent on business.
    3. CAs a representative of citizens’ interests, government partners with business.
    4. DAs an actor with interests of its own, government is in competition with business.
14. 14Which of the following do Crane and Matten not list as being a common issue in the context of privatization and deregulation?

    1. APublic-private partnerships (the profit maximization of business may conflict with effective public service provision).
    2. BCitizens turned consumers (provision of essential basic services).
    3. CPrivatization profits (ensuring a fair price for formerly state-owned businesses).
    4. DNatural monopolies (access to networks that are natural monopolies, and prices for using these networks).
15. 15Business has become a key player in the regulatory game, with a number of new forms of regulation emerging in recent years. What are the goals for those trying to introduce new types of rule-making, according to Van Calster and Deketelaere (2001)? Please select all that apply.

    1. ACost-effectiveness (financial savings)
    2. BFaster achievement of objectives (speed)
    3. CEncouragement of a proactive approach from industry (integration into the regulatory process)
    4. DReduce the influence of government (ideological aim of neoliberal economic theories)

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