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Corporate Networks and business influence in Panama, Costa Rica, and El Salvador.

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dc.creator Robles Rivera, Francisco
dc.creator Cárdenas, Julián
dc.date 2021-08-09T08:21:20Z
dc.date 2021-08-09T08:21:20Z
dc.date 2021-07-01
dc.date.accessioned 2023-03-20T15:41:44Z
dc.date.available 2023-03-20T15:41:44Z
dc.identifier https://revistas.uniandes.edu.co/doi/full/10.7440/colombiaint107.2021.04
dc.identifier https://repositorio.iis.ucr.ac.cr/handle/123456789/785
dc.identifier https://doi.org/10.7440/colombiaint107.2021.04
dc.identifier.uri https://biblioteca-repositorio.clacso.edu.ar/handle/CLACSO/215116
dc.description This paper explores the relationship between corporate networks and business influence to figure out the conditions of state capture. Methodology: We analyze corporate networks through interlocking directorates in three Central American countries – Panama, Costa Rica, and El Salvador – using network analysis, and we pinpoint the relationship between the structure of the corporate network and two corporate political actions: contributions to presidential campaigns and revolving doors. Conclusions: Results show corporate networks were fragmented in the three Central American countries, except for a well-connected business cluster in Panama. The organization of business elites based on a single cohesive business cluster could facilitate coordination to finance political parties, which gives them more strength to demand government posts. On the other side, the absence of connections between business elites makes it difficult to reach agreements and weaken business influence. Findings suggest that networking among some (not all) business elites can be a source that precedes state capture, as it organizes access to the state through collective mobilization of resources and coordinated action planning. Originality: This paper is the first study on networks of interlocking directorates in Central American economies and combines original data on contributions to electoral campaigns and revolving doors. Therefore, it can be a benchmark for future studies on business power. In addition, this study introduces the analysis of interlocking directorates in the literature on state capture.
dc.description UCR::Vicerrectoría de Investigación::Unidades de Investigación::Ciencias Sociales::Instituto de Investigaciones Sociales (IIS)
dc.format application/pdf
dc.language es
dc.publisher Universidad de los Andandes. Facultad de Ciencias Sociales
dc.rights Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States
dc.rights http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/
dc.source Núm. 107
dc.subject Análisis económico
dc.subject Desarrollo empresarial
dc.subject Contexto financiero
dc.subject Partidos políticos
dc.subject Política económica
dc.subject
dc.title Corporate Networks and business influence in Panama, Costa Rica, and El Salvador.
dc.type artículo científico


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