Corporate Governance, The Firm and Investor Capitalism

Alexander Styhre

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Abstract: The shift from managerial capitalism to investor capitalism, dominated by the finance industry and finance capital accumulation, is jointly caused by a variety of institutional, legal, political, and ideological changes, beginning with the 1970s’ downturn of the global economy. This book traces how the incorporation of businesses within the realm of the state leads to both certain benefits, characteristic of competitive capitalism, and to the emergence of new corporate governance problems emerges. Contrasting economic, legal, and managerial views of corporate governance practices in contemporary capitalism, the author examines how corporate governance has been understood and advocated differently during the New Deal era, the post-World War II economic boom, and after 1980 in the era of free market advocacy.

Keywords: Business and Management; Economics and Finance; Law - Academic (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
ISBN: 9781785364013
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Chapters in this book:

Ch 1 Corporate law and the legal environment of the firm , pp 29-59

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Ch 2 Managerialism, the problem of principal–agent relations, and free market advocacy , pp 60-104

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Ch 3 The agency theory model of the firm and its implications , pp 107-164

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Ch 4 Investor capitalism and the nexus of contract view of the firm: assessing the consequences , pp 165-218

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