Corporate Friction: How Corporate Law Impedes American Progress And What To Do About It
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- Synopsis
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Corporate law in the United States requires directors to manage firms in the interests of shareholders, which means never sacrificing profits in service of other stakeholders or interests.
In this timely, groundbreaking book, David Yosifon argues that this rule of 'shareholder primacy' is logically, ethically, and practically unsound, and should be replaced by a new standard that compels directors of our largest corporations to manage firms in a socially responsible way. In addition to summarizing existing debates on the issue - and giving special attention to the Supreme Court's decision in Citizens United - Yosifon explores the problem of corporate patriotism and develops a novel approach to the relationship between corporate law and consumer culture.
The book's technical acumen will appeal to experts, while its engaging prose will satisfy anyone interested in what our corporate law does, and what it should do better.
Explains how our existing corporate law causes corporations to behave in socially irresponsible ways.
Articulates reforms to make corporations more socially responsible.
Reviews and deepens sophisticated corporate law debates in a readable and pleasing prose style.
- Copyright:
- 2018
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9781316946879
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781107186408, 9781107186408
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
- Date of Addition:
- 06/16/18
- Copyrighted By:
- David Yosifon
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Business and Finance, Law, Legal Issues and Ethics, Politics and Government
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- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.