| Description |
xi, 288 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
September 11 and corporate law -- Corporate law as public law -- Workers, shareholders, and the purpose of corporations -- Corporations and the duty to obey the law -- Democracy and the dominance of Delaware -- New principles, new policies -- Corporate governance as a public policy tool -- Workers and corporate fraud -- Irrationality and the business judgment rule |
| Summary |
"In The Failure of Corporate Law, Greenfield argues that corporate law can be utilized as a force for social change. Greenfield proposes a vision of corporate law that would make corporations responsive and accountable not only to shareholders, but to the general public as well. Indeed, his prescriptive plan for progressive law makes it possible for corporations to realize greater wealth, but with more fairness and democracy as well. Challenging the dominant vision of corporate law in the United States, this book shows that changing certain foundational assumptions about corporations and the law that rules them is critical to reining in corporate power. Throughout, Greenfield proposes concrete, achievable adjustments to law and policy that would create real, positive change."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Corporate governance -- United States.
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Corporation law -- United States.
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Industrial management -- United States.
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| LC no. |
2006018111 |
| ISBN |
0226306933 (hbk.) |
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9780226306933 (hbk.) |
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