The Business-Government - Society Nexus The modified "Boulding Triangle" depicts the three segments of the domestic macroenvironment -- Business (B), Government (G) and Civil Society (S) At the apex appears B,G and S in its purest form Pure reciprocity, gift, trust, solidarity (civil society) Pure exchange "quid pro quo" (business) Pure coercion and resource allocation (government) All inner territory represents organizations embodying different mixes of the three -- a variety of socioeconomic AND governance relationships Source: David H.J. Delcorde B S G