{"product_id":"the-failure-of-corporate-law-kent-greenfield-9780226306933","title":"The Failure of Corporate Law: Fundamental Flaws \u0026 Progressive Possibilities","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen used in conjunction with corporations, the term \"public\" is misleading. Anyone can purchase shares of stock, but public corporations themselves are uninhibited by a sense of societal obligation or strict public oversight. In fact, managers of most large firms are prohibited by law from taking into account the interests of the public in decision making, if doing so hurts shareholders. But this has not always been the case, as until the beginning of the twentieth century, public corporations were deemed to have important civic responsibilities. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith \u003ci\u003eThe Failure of Corporate Law, \u003c\/i\u003e Kent Greenfield hopes to return corporate law to a system in which the public has a greater say in how firms are governed. Greenfield maintains that the laws controlling firms should be much more protective of the public interest and of the corporation's various stakeholders, such as employees. Only when the law of corporations is evaluated as a branch of \u003ci\u003epublic\u003c\/i\u003e law--as with constitutional law or environmental law--will it be clear what types of changes can be made in corporate governance to improve the common good. Greenfield proposes changes in corporate governance that would enable corporations to meet the progressive goal of creating wealth for society as a whole rather than merely for shareholders and executives. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kent Greenfield\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0226306933\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226306933\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 300\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.23lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.33h x 6.30w x 0.90d","brand":"Kent Greenfield","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48086401941759,"sku":"9780226306933","price":74.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_cf24482f-9498-4564-a1e0-ca6867d1fc9c.jpg?v=1769094473","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-failure-of-corporate-law-kent-greenfield-9780226306933","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}