Corporate friction : how corporate law impedes American progress and what to do about it / David Yosifon, Santa Clara Law School.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Yosifon, David G., 1973- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Corporation law--Political aspects--United States.

Corporation law.

Corporation law--Economic aspects--United States.

Corporation law--Moral and ethical aspects--United States.

Corporation law--Economic aspects.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 213 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2018.

System Details:

text file

PDF

Summary:

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.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 27 Apr 2018).

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Print version:

ISBN:

9781316890578

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