Law and corporate finance / Frank B. Cross and Robert A. Prentice.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cross, Frank B.

Contributor:

Prentice, Robert A., 1950-

Edward Elgar Publishing.

Series:

Elgar financial law.

Elgar financial law series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Corporations--Finance--Law and legislation--United States.

Corporations.

Corporations--Finance--Law and legislation.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (238 p.)

Place of Publication:

Northampton, Mass. : E. Elgar, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In this thorough and enlightening book, the authors examine the role of law in developing the large financial markets necessary for national economic success. They discuss the basic foundational law of contracts, property and tort, corporate law, and securities law, providing both a broad theoretical and empirical case for its value in financial markets. The book begins with an historical analysis of the law's development, reviewing the legal governance of corporate finance with an emphasis on the development of US securities laws in the twentieth century. Also provided is an extensive empiric

Contents:

COPYRIGHT; Contents; Figures and tables; 1. The role of the law in corporate finance; 2. The economics of the law and corporate finance; 3. Behavioral analysis of law and corporate finance; 4. History of law and corporate finance; 5. Empirical analysis of the law and corporate finance; 6. Current controversies in law and corporate finance; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-22039-3

9786613220394

1-84720-534-8

OCLC:

476050359