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This book criticizes prevailing corporate law in the United States and articulates reforms aimed at making corporations more socially responsible.
List of contents
Introduction; 1. Apologies for our system; 2. Critique of shareholder primacy; 3. The Citizens United gambit in corporate theory; 4. The actual law of corporate purpose; 5. Corporate patriotism; 6. Corporate law and the confusion of consumer culture; 7. Foreign models of corporate governance; 8. A socially responsibly corporate governance standard; Conclusion.
About the author
David Yosifon is a Professor at Santa Clara University School of Law in Santa Clara, California. He teaches business law and legal ethics. He is also on the faculty of Santa Clara University's Markkula Center for Applied Ethics, and a member of the Markkula Center's Business Ethics Partnership. Yosifon's scholarship on corporate governance and corporate social responsibility has appeared in numerous law journals, including the North Carolina Law Review, the Berkeley Business Law Journal, and the Delaware Journal of Corporate Law. His opinion pieces have appeared in the New York Times, the San Francisco Chronicle, and the San Jose Mercury News.
Summary
This book will appeal to corporate law scholars, lawyers, business people, students, and anyone interested in the social consequences of corporate law. It explains and deepens scholarly arguments about corporate law and policy, in a clear, engaging prose style that will be of interest to both academic experts and the general public.
