The constitutional corporation : rethinking corporate governance /
Bottomley, Stephen.
The constitutional corporation : rethinking corporate governance / Stephen Bottomley. - Aldershot, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, ©2007. - 1 online resource (xv, 183 pages). - Applied legal philosophy . - Applied legal philosophy. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Corporations and shareholders -- From contract to constitution -- Corporate constitutionalism -- Corporate accountability -- Corporate decisions and deliberation -- Contesting corporate decisions -- The prospects for corporate constitutionalism.
This book argues that instead of consigning shareholders to a passive role, they should be given opportunities to be active members of corporations. The ideas of accountability, deliberation and contestability provide a valuable framework for assessing corporate structures and process and for encouraging greater shareholder participation.
9780754685807 (electronic bk.) 0754685802 (electronic bk.) (alk. paper) (alk. paper)
Corporate governance--Law and legislation--United States.
LAW--Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice.
Corporate governance--Law and legislation.
United States.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
KF1422 / .B68 2007eb
346.73/0664
The constitutional corporation : rethinking corporate governance / Stephen Bottomley. - Aldershot, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, ©2007. - 1 online resource (xv, 183 pages). - Applied legal philosophy . - Applied legal philosophy. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Corporations and shareholders -- From contract to constitution -- Corporate constitutionalism -- Corporate accountability -- Corporate decisions and deliberation -- Contesting corporate decisions -- The prospects for corporate constitutionalism.
This book argues that instead of consigning shareholders to a passive role, they should be given opportunities to be active members of corporations. The ideas of accountability, deliberation and contestability provide a valuable framework for assessing corporate structures and process and for encouraging greater shareholder participation.
9780754685807 (electronic bk.) 0754685802 (electronic bk.) (alk. paper) (alk. paper)
Corporate governance--Law and legislation--United States.
LAW--Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice.
Corporate governance--Law and legislation.
United States.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
KF1422 / .B68 2007eb
346.73/0664