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Erisa And The Limits Of Equity, Norman Stein
Erisa And The Limits Of Equity, Norman Stein
Law and Contemporary Problems
The extent to which the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) is a statute that sounds in equity is considered. It is argued that Congress should revisit basic issues of benefits policy for which judicial reliance has not furnished fully considered answers.
Pensions And Passivity, Gregory S. Alexander
Pensions And Passivity, Gregory S. Alexander
Law and Contemporary Problems
The corporate pension system as a mode of owning pooled capital is examined as a new stage of passive ownership. Passive ownership disaggregates beneficial property rights away from ownership's control and management functions.
Comment: Passions And Passivity, Bruce A. Wolk
Comment: Passions And Passivity, Bruce A. Wolk
Law and Contemporary Problems
Gregory S. Alexander's argument that pension funds, which are passively owned, can act as a device for achieving workplace democracy is criticized. It is argued that Alexander places the wrong emphasis on the relationship between property ownership and public responsibility.