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Between citizen and state : an introduction to the corporation
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Title
Between citizen and state : an introduction to the corporation / David A. Westbrook ; foreword by Charles Lemert.
ISBN
9781594514043 (hardcover : alk. paper)
1594514046 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Published
Boulder : Paradigm Publishers, c2007.
Physical Description
xvii, 223 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Notes
"Great Barrington books"--Ser. title page.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
September 05, 2007
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-217) and index.
Contents
Stock characters and ordinary scripts
Why corporation law matters
Capital structure, dramatic structure
Understanding the moral (learning from cases)
Directors' fiduciary duties: loyalty
Directors' fiduciary duties: due care
Managers as heroes
Shareholders as strategic actors
Struggles for control of the corporation
Agency, responsibility, and limited liability
Views of the institution
Corporations and the state
The mirror of securities law
Conclusiong: charting the corporation's place in civil society.
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