The political economy of the company edited by John Parkinson, Andrew Gamble and Gavin Kelly.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Parkinson, J. E. (John E.), editor.

Kelly, Gavin, 1970- editor.

Gamble, Andrew, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Corporations.

Corporate governance.

Business enterprises.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (320 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford Portland, Oregon, Hart Distributed in the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg by Intersentia, Churchillaan 108 2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Theoretical writing on the company and company law has been dominated in recent years by economics. This collection of essays by a distinguished team of authors drawn from a variety of disciplines seeks to build on the insights of this economic analysis and broaden understanding by examining the company in a wider historical,legal, political, and sociological context. Issues discussed include the attitudes of political parties in the UK to the company, the rise of the non-executive director, institutional activism and stakeholder protection, and the evolution of the nexus of contracts theory of the company. There is also a strong comparative theme, with discussions of the political and sociological context of corporate governance in France, Germany, and Japan, together with developments at the European level

Contents:

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1. Introduction: The Political Economy of the Company

ANDREW GAMBLE, GAVIN KELLY, AND JOHN PARKINSON

2. The Politics of the Company

ANDREW GAMBLE AND GAVIN KELLY

3. The Labour Party and the Company

BEN CLIT, ANDREW GAMBLE, AND MICHAEL IIARRIS

4. The Public Interest and the Company in Germany

SHAWN DONNELLY

5. Worker Rights and Responsibilities in the Modern Company

ROBERT TAYLOR

6. The Conceptual Foundations of the Company: A Pluralist

Approach

GAVIN KELLY AND JOHN PARKINSON

7. Defending the Rentier: Corporate Theory and the Reprivatization

of the Public Company

PADDY IRELAND

8. Corporate Governance in a Political Climate: The Impact of

Public Policy Regimes on Corporate Governance in the UK

SUE BOWDEN

9. Institutional Investors: What Are Their Responsibilities as

Shareholders?

G P STAPLEDON

10. Evolution and Policy in Company Law: The Non-Executive

Director

JOHN PARKINSON

11. Comparative Corporate Governance: Sociological Perspectives

GREGORY JACKSON

Index

1. Introduction: The Political Economy of the Company

BEN CLIFT, ANDREW GAMBLE, AND MICHAEL HARRIS

6. The Conceptual Foundations of the Company: A Pluralist Approach

7. Defending the Rentier: Corporate Theory and the Reprivatization of the Public Company

8. Corporate Governance in a Political Climate: The Impact of Public Policy Regimes on Corporate Governance in the UK

9. Institutional Investors: What Are Their Responsibilities as Shareholders?

10. Evolution and Policy in Company Law: The Non-Executive Director

GREGORY JACKSON

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index

ISBN:

9786610801190

9781472559067

1472559061

9781280801198

1280801190

9781847312341

1847312349

OCLC:

298419764