Social influences on corporate political donations in Britain

British Journal of Sociology

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 55-77

  Bond, Matthew ^a  

^a NUFFIELD COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

British corporate political donations; Inner circle theories; Interlocking directorates; Political mobilization; Social idilemmas; Social networks

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CLASSIFICATION; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; MANAGEMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLITICAL SYSTEM; POLITICS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED KINGDOM;

CAPITALISM; DECISION MAKING; DEMOCRACY; FINANCING, ORGANIZED; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; LOGISTIC MODELS; POLICY MAKING; POLITICS; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); PRIVATE SECTOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 1842855887     PISSN: 00071315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-4446.2004.00006.x     Document Type: Article

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