Great Debates in Company Law

ISBN-13: 9780230304451 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 208 str.

Lorraine Talbot

Opis

An engaging introduction to some of the more advanced concepts in Company Law and corporate governance, providing a cutting edge for students who are looking to gain additional insights with which to excel. Readers are introduced to the many debates surrounding each core area and presented with the key tensions and questions underlying each topic.

Spis treści

1. What is the company and is company law important? 2. Are Shareholders the company's owners? Claims in law and claims in ideology 3. Should shareholders have power over the company? 4. The Board of Directors: effective management or a reflection of social inequality and prejudice? 5. Can human rights shape the multinational company? 6. Can companies can be moral? Andthe role of corporate social responsibility 7. What the company could be.

O autorze

Lorraine Talbot is Professor of Company Law in Context at Birmingham Law School, University of Birmingham. She writes and teaches on company law and corporate governance from a law in context approach, with particular emphasis on the political economy of the company.