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Corporate Governance And Accountability, Renee M. Jones
Corporate Governance And Accountability, Renee M. Jones
Renee Jones
This book chapter on Corporate Governance and Accountability is a contribution to the book CORPORATE GOVERNANCE - SYNTHESIS OF THEORY, RESEARCH, AND PRACTICE (Wiley, forthcoming 2010), edited by Ronald Anderson and H. Kent Baker. This chapter describes the sources of corporate governance standards for American corporations and analyzes the accountability mechanisms designed to ensure that corporate officials act faithfully in their management of corporate affairs. The chapter focuses on the financial reporting system under the U.S. securities laws which forms the foundation of the accountability system, and discusses structures and rules designed to ensure the integrity of financial reporting. The …
Legitimacy And Corporate Law: The Case For Regulatory Redundancy, Renee M. Jones
Legitimacy And Corporate Law: The Case For Regulatory Redundancy, Renee M. Jones
Renee Jones
This article provides a democratic assessment of the corporate law making structure in the United States. It draws upon the basic democratic principle that those affected by legal rules should have a voice in determining the substance of those rules. Although other commentators have noted certain undemocratic aspects of corporate law, this Article is the first to present a comprehensive assessment of the corporate regulatory structure from the perspective of democracy. It departs from prior accounts by looking past the states' role to consider the ways that federal regulation shores up the legitimacy of the overarching structure. This focus on …
Rethinking Corporate Federalism In The Era Of Corporate Reform, Renee Jones
Rethinking Corporate Federalism In The Era Of Corporate Reform, Renee Jones
Renee Jones
No abstract provided.
Recent Cases, "Preemption Doctrine After Cipollone", Renee Jones
Recent Cases, "Preemption Doctrine After Cipollone", Renee Jones
Renee Jones
No abstract provided.
Developments In The Law, "Nonprofit Corporations" (Iii. Tax Exemption), Renee Jones
Developments In The Law, "Nonprofit Corporations" (Iii. Tax Exemption), Renee Jones
Renee Jones
No abstract provided.