The political ecology of Spanish business associations in the Information and Communication sector
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https://doi.org/10.24965/gapp.v0i1.412Keywords:
Interest groups, business associations, social networks, cooperation, competition, political ecologyAbstract
This article is about the multi-faceted adaptation processes of business associations caused by changes in their politico-economic environments. It is argued that technological innovations, accompanied by high economic growth rates have led to the establishment of new business associations in the information and communications sector. The incorporation of these newly founded associations into existing structures of interest representation is mediated by the inclusiveness of membership in national peak associations. It is argued that the Spanish peak association CEOE has adopted a generous stance towards the inclusion of new affiliations thereby facilitation the consolidation of the newly developed system of organized business interests.
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