TY  - BOOK
AU  - Yosifon,David G.
TI  - Corporate friction: how corporate law impedes American progress and what to do about it 
SN  - 9781107186408 (hardback)
AV  - KF1414 .Y67 2018
U1  - 346.730 66 23
PY  - 2018///
CY  - Cambridge, United Kingdom, New York, NY, USA
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Corporation law
KW  - Political aspects
KW  - United States
KW  - Economic aspects
KW  - Moral and ethical aspects
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Machine generated contents note: Introduction; 1. Apologies for our system; 2. Critique of shareholder primacy; 3. The Citizens United gambit in corporate theory; 4. The actual law of corporate purpose; 5. Corporate patriotism; 6. Corporate law and the confusion of consumer culture; 7. Foreign models of corporate governance; 8. A socially responsibly corporate governance standard; Conclusion
N2  - "Corporate law in the United States requires directors to manage firms in the interests of shareholders, which means never sacrificing profits in service of other stakeholders or interests. In this timely, groundbreaking book, David Yosifon argues that this rule of "shareholder primacy" is logically, ethically, and practically unsound, and should be replaced by a new standard that compels directors of our largest corporations to manage firms in a socially responsible way. In addition to summarizing existing debates on the issue-and giving special attention to the Supreme Court's decision in Citizen's United-Yosifon explores the problem of corporate patriotism and develops a novel approach to the relationship between corporate law and consumer culture. The book's technical acumen will appeal to experts, while its engaging prose will satisfy anyone interested in what our corporate law does, and what it should do better"--
ER  -