Property in Work: The Employment Relationship in the Anglo-American Firm

ISBN-13: 9781138278196 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 240 str.

Wanjiru Njoya

Opis

This book investigates the links between property rights and job security from a historical and comparative standpoint. The author's analysis of English, American and European law offers a refreshing new perspective on current debates in labour law and corporate governance.

Recenzje

Shortlisted for the Hart-SLSA 2008 Early Career Prize 'As Dr Njoya observes in this timely and thought-provoking book: "The notion of property in work, despite its deep roots in the Anglo-American legal tradition, has not received the consideration it deserves". Her important volume rises to the challenge of remedying this deficiency. Its argument that the notion of workers' property rights in their jobs is of venerable legal lineage and is no modern pretender is illuminating, and its contention that the notion can play a significant role in striking a just balance between the interests of shareholders and employees in the modern, publicly-owned corporation merits close consideration. This book puts "property in work" back on the agenda and it should appeal to all those, on both sides of the Atlantic and beyond, with an interest in employment law.' John Keown, Georgetown University, USA 'Will certainly prove controversial...not everyone will agree with its initial assumptions, but the quality of explanation throughout is outstanding. The arguments are impressively watertight. Overall, an exceptionally fine book.' Michael Hurst, St John's College Oxford, UK 'This very readable and extensively researched monograph...is extremely thought provoking and offers a fresh vision of an old concept...' Industrial Law Journal

Spis treści

Contents: Preface; Introduction: corporations, workers and property; Work property and liberty; Ownership of the firm; Efficiency and shareholder primacy; The legal framework; Conclusion: corporations, workers and property. Bibliography; Index.

O autorze

Wanjiru Njoya teaches law at St John's College, University of Oxford, UK. She is also a member of the Faculty of Law at the University of Oxford, UK.