Companies We Keep: Corporate Governance
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Item#: | 9781552211168 |
Author | Hutchinson, Allan |
Cover | Paperback |
On Hand | 7 |
The Companies We Keep offers an original and provocative challenge to turn corporations into civic sites for democratic advancement. The whole notion of "governance" implies a public and accountable aspect to the dealings of corporations which recognizes continued wealth creation as well as greater popular participation.
The book situates the existence and activities of large corporations within a more encompassing social, political, and economic context. As well as offering a wide-ranging, comparative, and analytical examination of present governance structures, it offers a series of practical, focussed, and precise recommendations for reform. In short, this book is intended to be as much a detailed contribution to public policy and law reform as it is intended to be a general political and economic critique.
CHAPTER 1: The Companies We Keep: An Introduction
PART ONE: SURVEYING THE SCENE
CHAPTER 2: Looking for Good Company: Bubbles and Blemishes
CHAPTER 3: The Adventures of Company: History and Structure
CHAPTER 4: Closing the Gap: The Democractic State We Are In
CHAPTER 5: Size Matters: From Big to Bigger
PART TWO: TAKING STOCK
CHAPTER 6: On Behalf of Shareholders: Private Property and Social Wealth
CHAPTER 7: The (In)Discipline of Markets: Prophets as Profiteers
CHAPTER 8: A Democracy of Elites: Shareholders as Citizens
CHAPTER 9: The Age of Institutions: Rise and Ruse?
PART THREE: MOVING FORWARD
CHAPTER 10: Little Republics: From Corpocracy to Democracy
CHAPTER 11: The Democractic Corporation: Limits and Liabilities
CHAPTER 12: Board Games: Rights and Responsibilities
CHAPTER 13: Calling the Shots: Matters of Membership
CHAPTER 14: Beyond Form: Transparency and Accountability
CHAPTER 15: The Companies We Want: A Conclusion
Notes
APPENDIX 1: The Top Sixty Public and Private Canadian Corporations, 2004
APPENDIX 2: A Comparison of Corporate Government in Capitalist Societies
APPENDIX 3: Chart Sources
Index