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Down-Sizing The Little Guy Myth In Legal Definitions, Mirit Eyal-Cohen
Down-Sizing The Little Guy Myth In Legal Definitions, Mirit Eyal-Cohen
Mirit Eyal-Cohen
What is “small” in the eyes of the law? In fact, there is not one standard definition. Current lax legal definitions of firm’s size are inconsistent and overinclusive. They result in data distortion that reinforces favoritism toward small entities as studies on the contribution of small business to the economy are greatly dependent on those studies’ delineation of the term “small.” Therefore, I argue that the current focus on size in legal definitions is a waste of time and money. In this time of huge deficits and rise in economic inequality, a lot of money is being spent based on …