Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments xi
4. Chapter 1. Solidarity, Strategy, and the Meaning of Business 1
5. Part I. A New View of American Business Associations
6. Chapter 2. “ Unstable, Redundant, and Limited”: The Puzzle of American Business Associations 29
7. Chapter 3. Stable, Diverse, and Minimal: Contemporary Business Associations and Cultural Production 71
8. Part II. American Business Associations as Cultural Institutions
9. Chapter 4. “ Meet the Movers and the Shakers of the Industry”: The Social Construction of Business Interests 109
10. Chapter 5. “ A Special Camaraderie with Colleagues”: Presuming and Producing Solidarity 138
11. Part III. American Business Associations and Economic Action
12. Chapter 6. “To Grow the Industry”: Business Associations and Economic Interests 187
13. Chapter 7. “ The Highest Level of Professional Recognitionviii”: Business Associations and Technical Excellence 226
14. Part IV. American Business Associations in Politics
15. Chapter 8. “ A Voice for the Industry”: Business Associations and Political Interests 261
16. Chapter 9. “A Tense and Permeable Boundary”: Business Associations in the Civil Sphere 298
17. Chapter 10. The Power of Business Culture 345
18. Appendix: Methodological Overview 371
19. Notes 393
20. Bibliography 477
21. Index 505