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Public Policy Toward Corporate Takeovers, Murray L. Weidenbaum Nov 1986

Public Policy Toward Corporate Takeovers, Murray L. Weidenbaum

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It should not be government's role to "do something" about hostile takeovers. Many studies show that more harm than good is done when government interferes. Boards of directors need to realize that they need to make choices that serve the desires of their shareholders.