How Corporations Influence Government Decisions: Lobbying, Political Funding, and Hidden Power in Modern Politics
How Corporations make government decisions: The Secret Power of the New Politics. Introduction In the present democracies, governments are supposed to bear the interests of its citizens. Nevertheless, in the real world, big corporations tend to have a big impact on the process of forming the public policy and making political choices. Their influence, wealth, and connections enable them to influence the legislation, regulatory policies, and national economic strategies in a manner that may not be clear to the masses. Corporate power over the government is not necessarily illegal and underhand. In most instances it is legal in that it works via lobbying, campaign funding and policy consultation. However critics are of the view that when corporations end up having too much power in the political process, it may result in an unbalance, where economic power takes a front seat over the democratic process. To comprehend the effect corporations have on governmental decisions, it is necessary ...
