The Corporate Governance Debate, 1873-1914
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
The Corporate Governance Debate, 1873-1914
By (Author) Morgen Witzel
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Thoemmes Continuum
15th July 2003
United Kingdom
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
Industry and industrial studies
338.74
Physical Properties
Hardback
2400
Description
The rise of big trusts and corporations in the USA in the late 19th century was accompanied by serious legal and ethical abuses of power by these corporations and their managers. The result was a bitter battle between the business establishment on the one hand and reforming journalists, lawyers and economists on the other, a battle which focused around a single idea: what is the purpose of the business corporation What is its place in society What are its duties to that society, and what are the responsibilities of its managers and owners This set includes works by a number of major early writers on corporate governance. The books presented here capture that debate in all its variety, and the views of their authors continue to resonate today.
Author Bio
Morgen Witzel is Honorary Senior Fellow at the University of Exeter, UK. He is editor-in-chief of Corporate Finance Review. He is the author of ten books and more than 500 articles, essays and reviews.
