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The Dystopian Potential Of Corporate Law, D. Gordon Smith
The Dystopian Potential Of Corporate Law, D. Gordon Smith
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The community of corporate law scholars in the United States is fragmented. One group, heavily influenced by economic analysis of corporations, is exploring the merits of increasing shareholder power vis-a-vis directors. Another group, animated by concern for social justice, is challenging the traditional, shareholder-centric view of corporate law, arguing instead for a model of stakeholder governance. The current disagreement within corporate law is as fundamental as in any area of law, and the debate is more heated than at any time since the New Deal. This paper is part of a debate on the audacious question, Can Corporate Law Save …
The Undercivilization Of Corporate Law, A. Christine Hurt
The Undercivilization Of Corporate Law, A. Christine Hurt
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Assessing Interest Groups: A Playing Field Approach, Paul Stancil
Assessing Interest Groups: A Playing Field Approach, Paul Stancil
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Despite general public antipathy toward the political influence exerted by corporations, industries, and other special interests, prescriptive applications of interest group theory have not gained much traction. This is primarily a function of previous commentators' inability to solve two difficult and related problems: (1) development of a consensus normative framework in which to apply interest group theory; and (2) development of a meaningful, objective, and workable approach to measuring interest group dynamics in the real world. The article offers solutions to both.
The article first proposes workably competitive pluralism as a norm to which the regulatory process should aspire in …