Legitimising autocracy: re-framing the analysis of corporate relations to undemocratic regimes

…corporations confer legitimacy on autocratic governments through a number of material and symbolic activities, including by praising their economic performance. We trace out the implications of adopting legitimation as a key concept in the analysis of corporate relations to autocratic regimes.

Legitimising autocracy: re-framing the analysis of corporate relations to undemocratic regimes - Contemporary Politics