Joe Zammit-Lucia on The New Political Capitalism

Kimberly Weir. Professor of International Relations at Northern Kentucky University, talks with international management consultant Dr. Joe Zammit-Lucia about his latest book, The New Political Capitalism: How Businesses and Societies Can Thrive in a Deeply Politicized World. Topics Kimberly & Joe discuss include: Why business and politics are inseparable How the interaction between business and government is like football Policy regulation and deregulation as public goods Why living in Florida would be impossible without government subsidies Why so many corporations give China a pass on its authoritarian policies Why Harley Davidson workers voted to axe their own jobs Tony Chocoloney and the problem of moving away from slave labor chocolate The instability of the current tri-polar trade bloc system The reality that ‘no brand can remain apolitical for too long’ Markets as essentially political constructs Joe Zammit-Lucia on Twitter  The Politics Guys on Facebook | Twitter Listener support helps make The Politics Guys possible. You can support us or change your level of support at patreon.com/politicsguys or politicsguys.com/support. On Venmo, we’re @PoliticsGuys. Interested in starting your own podcast? Check out RedCircle, home of The Politics Guys. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-politics-guys/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesThe Politics Guys on Facebook | XListener support helps make The Politics Guys possible. You can support us or change your level of support at patreon.com/politicsguys or politicsguys.com/support. On Venmo, we’re @PoliticsGuys.The Politics Guys is part of The Democracy Group, a network of podcasts that examines what's broken in our democracy and how we can work together to fix it.