The Political Economy of the Company

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John Parkinson, Gavin Kelly, Andrew Gamble
Hart Publishing, 2000 - Business & Economics - 311 pages

Theoretical writing on the company and company law has been dominated in recent years by economics. This collection of essays by a distinguished team of authors drawn from a variety of disciplines seeks to build on the insights of this economic analysis and broaden understanding by examining the company in a wider historical,legal, political, and sociological context.

Issues discussed include the attitudes of political parties in the UK to the company, the rise of the non-executive director, institutional activism and stakeholder protection, and the evolution of the nexus of contracts theory of the company. There is also a strong comparative theme, with discussions of the political and sociological context of corporate governance in France, Germany, and Japan, together with developments at the European level.

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Contents

The Political Economy of the Company
1
2 The Politics of the Company
21
3 The Labour Party and the Company
51
4 The Public Interest and the Company in Germany
83
5 Worker Rights and Responsibilities in the Modern Company
101
a Pluralist Approach
113
Corporate Theory and the Reprivatisation of the Public Company
141
The Impact of Public Policy Regimes on Corporate Governance in the United Kingdom
175
What are their Responsibilities as Shareholders?
195
The NonExecutive Director
233
Sociological Perspectives
265
Index
289
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About the author (2000)

Andrew Gamble is Professor of Politics and Director of the Political Economy Research Centre, University of Sheffield.

Bibliographic information

TitleThe Political Economy of the Company
Online access with subscription: Proquest Ebook Central
EditorsJohn Parkinson, Gavin Kelly, Andrew Gamble
Editionillustrated
PublisherHart Publishing, 2000
ISBN1841131202, 9781841131207
Length311 pages
Subjects ›  › 

Business & Economics / Business Law
Business & Economics / Economics / Theory
Law / Commercial / General
Law / Corporate
Political Science / Public Policy / Economic Policy
Political Science / Public Policy / General
  
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