bg 2 471.23 fall 2013 bruce duggan providence university college

BG

2471.23

Fall 2013Bruce Duggan

Providence University College

To do

read by today Brooks & Stritch

• ch 2

read by this Fri Baron

• ch 1

read by next Tue Baron

• ch 2

case• Personal Watercraft

read by next Fri sim

• Morris Electrohome

discuss next Fri case

• Personal Watercraft

What’s Cdn Business Like?

& how did it get this way? Brookes & Stritch

» ch 2

Cdn Bus/Gov History

talk laissez faire

assumption the major role of gov’t is to provide the

conditions for economic growth

Cdn Bus/Gov History

staples fish fur lumber

• export focus• in raw state• foreign capital• external events

business

Cdn Bus/Gov History

staples fish fur lumber

• protection• support• monopoly • “the little guy”• development serves commerce

government’s role

Cdn Bus/Gov History

staples fish fur lumber

• a single elite• government is an arena for

business conflict• population not needed

relationship

Cdn Bus/Gov History

staples fish fur lumber wheat

• population needed• but still

elites monopolies vs. “little guy” protection support raw material export external events

Cdn Bus/Gov History

staples

arteries waterways railroads roads

still elites monopolies vs. “little guy” protection support raw material export external events

Cdn Bus/Gov History

priorities manufacturing

railroads

farmersconsumersthe West

Cdn Bus/Gov History

uneven playing field grievances political engagement

• formerly politics a conflict between business interests

• now sometimes became a conflict with business interests

business demanded protection by gov’t from labour unrest

Cdn Bus/Gov History

depression not unique in

• depth

• duration

unique• industrialized, urban society

unable to withstand shock

result• “The Positive State”

-25%

0%

25%

1800 1900 2000

inflation/deflation

Cdn Bus/Gov History

“The Positive State”• Keynes

• C. D. Howe

• crown corporations

• social welfare

result• no collapse after the war

gov’t role in economy legitimated ideology available to support practice

Cdn Bus/Gov History

“The Positive State” expected to foster

• full employment

• stability

• growth

• low inflation

• climate for investment

• satisfaction with capitalism

Cdn Bus/Gov History

“The Positive State” connect to world economy

• trade agreements defense Autopac NAFTA

• IMF

• World Bank

• G8 expected to cushion shocks

Cdn Bus/Gov History

deterioration? good critique

• external climate harsher

• never that good

• not that bad now

• interests vary

Interests

deflation

rising dollar

even wealth dist

monopolies

low unemployment

-

-

employees

low interest rates

high GDP growth

inflation

consumersowners

Government attempts to reconcile diverging interests

Interests

owners employees consumers

inflation -

deflation

high GDP growth

low interest rates -

low unemployment

monopolies

even wealth dist

rising dollar

HOWEVER: we’re all owners, employees and consumers

Case

Personal Watercraft» pg 63

Baron 1

breadth scientific discovery new understandings institutional change interest group activity moral concerns

Baron 1

OK anticipation

better issue life cycle specific examples

worse 4 i’s

• Issues

• Interests

• Institutions

• Information

OK Anticipation

early

late

when forced

damage control

go looking

shape agenda

time

“routine time”

“crisis time”

OK Anticipation

early

late

when forced

damage control

go looking

shape agenda

time

“routine time”

“crisis time”

low techmature industrygov’t regsmall player

OK Anticipation

early

late

when forced

damage control

go looking

shape agenda

time

“routine time”

“crisis time”

high technew industrylittle gov’t regmajor player

4 I’s

Issues• basic unit of analysis

Interests• includes “the public”

Institutions• includes “public sentiment”

Information• what about beliefs?

Issue Life Cycle

firm impact

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Specific Examples

What’s it like to be in an industry? never ends unpredictable industry struggle

• autos vs. tires

• autos vs. gas

• autos vs. lawyers

• domestic vs. importpg 6-8

Specific Examples

but biased “Special interest groups pursue issues

because…” pg 8

“…[drug] expenditures reflect importance of drugs as health care therapies…” pg 18

Specific Examples

How different in the US? court mediated multiple fronts media more aggressive more political actors in government money