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The Resource Corporate governance in the common-law world : the political foundations of shareholder power, Christopher M. Bruner, Washington and Lee University School of Law

Corporate governance in the common-law world : the political foundations of shareholder power, Christopher M. Bruner, Washington and Lee University School of Law

Creator
Author
Summary
Presents a new comparative theory to explain the divergence between governance systems of Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States
Language
eng
Work
Publication
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1 online resource
Note
Includes index
Contents
  • List of Figures; Acknowledgments; Corporate Governance in the Common-Law World; Part I Shareholder Orientation in the Common-Law World; 1 Introduction and Overview; 2 Comparative Theory and Corporate Governance; A. Functionalism and Contextualism; B. Failing Better; 3 The Corporate Governance Role of Shareholders in Common-Law Jurisdictions; A. The U.K. Model: Strong Shareholders; I. Shareholders as Stewards; II. Enlightened Shareholder Value; III. Contractualism and U.K. Corporate Governance; B. The U.S. Model: Weak Shareholders; I. Shareholders as Spectators
  • II. Ambivalence Regarding Shareholder InterestsIII. Prevailing Theories of U.S. Corporate Governance; C. Predominance of the U.K. Corporate Governance Model; I. Australia; II. Canada; D. Shareholder Lawsuits and Corporate Governance; Part II A Political Theory of Corporate Governance in the Common-Law World; 4 Comparative Theories of Corporate Governance; A. Economics; B. Politics; I. "Law Matters"; II. Social Democracy; III. Institutions; IV. "Varieties of Capitalism" and Institutional Complementarities; V. Coalitions; VI. Political Parties and Political Salience
  • VII. Extra-Corporate Stakeholder ProtectionsC. Toward a Political Theory of Corporate Governance in the Common-Law World; 5 Shareholders, Stakeholders, and Social Welfare Policy; A. The U.K. Model: State-Based Social Welfare Policy; B. The U.S. Model: Employer-Based Social Welfare Policy; C. Predominance of the U.K. Social Welfare Model; I. Australia; II. Canada; D. Shareholder Orientation, Social Welfare, and Political Equilibrium; Part III The Theory's Explanatory Domain; 6 Stability, Change, and the Future of Corporate Governance in the Common-Law World; A. Mapping the Explanatory Domain
  • B. The Evolving Shareholder BaseC. Postcrisis Austerity; D. Postcrisis Coalitions; 7 Conclusions; Index
Isbn
9781107347786
Instance
Label
Corporate governance in the common-law world : the political foundations of shareholder power
Title
Corporate governance in the common-law world
Title remainder
the political foundations of shareholder power
Statement of responsibility
Christopher M. Bruner, Washington and Lee University School of Law
Creator
Author
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
Presents a new comparative theory to explain the divergence between governance systems of Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States
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CDX
http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
1972-
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Bruner, Christopher M.
Dewey number
346/.0666
Index
index present
LC call number
K1327
LC item number
.B78 2013eb
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
  • dictionaries
  • bibliography
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  • Corporate governance
  • Common law
  • Stockholders
  • LAW
  • Gouvernance d'entreprise
  • Jurisprudence
  • Droit des sociétés
  • Droit des affaires
  • Actionnaires
  • Sociétés anonymes
  • Common law
  • Corporate governance
  • Stockholders
  • Law, Politics & Government
  • Law, General & Comparative
  • Law
Label
Corporate governance in the common-law world : the political foundations of shareholder power, Christopher M. Bruner, Washington and Lee University School of Law
Instantiates
Publication
Note
Includes index
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages xi-xiii) and index
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • List of Figures; Acknowledgments; Corporate Governance in the Common-Law World; Part I Shareholder Orientation in the Common-Law World; 1 Introduction and Overview; 2 Comparative Theory and Corporate Governance; A. Functionalism and Contextualism; B. Failing Better; 3 The Corporate Governance Role of Shareholders in Common-Law Jurisdictions; A. The U.K. Model: Strong Shareholders; I. Shareholders as Stewards; II. Enlightened Shareholder Value; III. Contractualism and U.K. Corporate Governance; B. The U.S. Model: Weak Shareholders; I. Shareholders as Spectators
  • II. Ambivalence Regarding Shareholder InterestsIII. Prevailing Theories of U.S. Corporate Governance; C. Predominance of the U.K. Corporate Governance Model; I. Australia; II. Canada; D. Shareholder Lawsuits and Corporate Governance; Part II A Political Theory of Corporate Governance in the Common-Law World; 4 Comparative Theories of Corporate Governance; A. Economics; B. Politics; I. "Law Matters"; II. Social Democracy; III. Institutions; IV. "Varieties of Capitalism" and Institutional Complementarities; V. Coalitions; VI. Political Parties and Political Salience
  • VII. Extra-Corporate Stakeholder ProtectionsC. Toward a Political Theory of Corporate Governance in the Common-Law World; 5 Shareholders, Stakeholders, and Social Welfare Policy; A. The U.K. Model: State-Based Social Welfare Policy; B. The U.S. Model: Employer-Based Social Welfare Policy; C. Predominance of the U.K. Social Welfare Model; I. Australia; II. Canada; D. Shareholder Orientation, Social Welfare, and Political Equilibrium; Part III The Theory's Explanatory Domain; 6 Stability, Change, and the Future of Corporate Governance in the Common-Law World; A. Mapping the Explanatory Domain
  • B. The Evolving Shareholder BaseC. Postcrisis Austerity; D. Postcrisis Coalitions; 7 Conclusions; Index
Control code
840472906
Dimensions
unknown
Extent
1 online resource
Form of item
online
Isbn
9781107347786
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
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471584
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)840472906
Label
Corporate governance in the common-law world : the political foundations of shareholder power, Christopher M. Bruner, Washington and Lee University School of Law
Publication
Note
Includes index
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages xi-xiii) and index
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • List of Figures; Acknowledgments; Corporate Governance in the Common-Law World; Part I Shareholder Orientation in the Common-Law World; 1 Introduction and Overview; 2 Comparative Theory and Corporate Governance; A. Functionalism and Contextualism; B. Failing Better; 3 The Corporate Governance Role of Shareholders in Common-Law Jurisdictions; A. The U.K. Model: Strong Shareholders; I. Shareholders as Stewards; II. Enlightened Shareholder Value; III. Contractualism and U.K. Corporate Governance; B. The U.S. Model: Weak Shareholders; I. Shareholders as Spectators
  • II. Ambivalence Regarding Shareholder InterestsIII. Prevailing Theories of U.S. Corporate Governance; C. Predominance of the U.K. Corporate Governance Model; I. Australia; II. Canada; D. Shareholder Lawsuits and Corporate Governance; Part II A Political Theory of Corporate Governance in the Common-Law World; 4 Comparative Theories of Corporate Governance; A. Economics; B. Politics; I. "Law Matters"; II. Social Democracy; III. Institutions; IV. "Varieties of Capitalism" and Institutional Complementarities; V. Coalitions; VI. Political Parties and Political Salience
  • VII. Extra-Corporate Stakeholder ProtectionsC. Toward a Political Theory of Corporate Governance in the Common-Law World; 5 Shareholders, Stakeholders, and Social Welfare Policy; A. The U.K. Model: State-Based Social Welfare Policy; B. The U.S. Model: Employer-Based Social Welfare Policy; C. Predominance of the U.K. Social Welfare Model; I. Australia; II. Canada; D. Shareholder Orientation, Social Welfare, and Political Equilibrium; Part III The Theory's Explanatory Domain; 6 Stability, Change, and the Future of Corporate Governance in the Common-Law World; A. Mapping the Explanatory Domain
  • B. The Evolving Shareholder BaseC. Postcrisis Austerity; D. Postcrisis Coalitions; 7 Conclusions; Index
Control code
840472906
Dimensions
unknown
Extent
1 online resource
Form of item
online
Isbn
9781107347786
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
471584
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)840472906

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