The Role of Large Enterprises in Democracy and Society

PART I: DEMOCRACY AND CORPORATE LOBBYING Private Interests and Democracy; J.Krzysztof Bielecki The Dialectics of Democracy: Common-particular and Public-private; R.Alvira Democracy, Networks of Power and Trust in Eastern Europe: Considerations about the Syndrome of Political Personalism; N.Hayoz Voice of Enterprises and Political Game: Corporate World and its Single Voice; L.Mortreuil European Transparency Initiative: Monitoring Brussels Lobbying; A.Melich PART II: CORPORATE POWER Economic Power and Social Responsibility of Very Big Enterprises: Facts and Challenges; P.H.Dembinski Economic Power: Competition Law, Economic Evaluation and Policy Implications; V.Smith Hillman &  A.Scott International Companies in Places of Instability, the Issue of Mutual Capture; J.Welby Ethical Dilemmas for Large Corporations in Under-developed Countries; P.Booth PART III: ARE THE CORPORATIONS REALLY RESPONSIVE TO SOCIAL CONCERNS? Implementation of Compliance Programmes in Multinational Organizations; J.Mean The Implementation of CSR as a New Social Contract in Poland; J.Filek Stakeholder Dialogue in Polish Organizations; B.Fryzel The Role of NGOs in Promoting Responsible Business Practice; P.Davis PART IV: GLOBAL ISSUES IN CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY In Search for a New Balance: The Ethical Dimension of the Crisis; W.Gasparski, A.Lewicka-Strzalecka, B.Rok &  Dariusz Bak Corporate Responsibility in the Multi-stakeholder Collaboration in Social Governance; M.Sauquet, A.Lalucq &  M.Vielajus The Fabrics of Knowledge: The Role of Large Corporations in Knowledge Production and Dissemination; L.Fekete &  Z.Boda The Role of Corporation in Forming Employee Values and Behaviors; S.Dunin-Wasowicz Big Business: a Driving Force for Civic Virtue; M.Herrero