The Corporation A Very Short Introduction

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Ewan McGaughey covers both common law and civil law countries, focusing on major jurisdictions such as the UK, India, the US, Germany, the European Union, and China.

This Very Short Introduction is aimed at those studying, teaching, or practising company, corporate, or business law, courses in management, environmental policy, and international relations, as well as general readers. McGaughey explores the cutting edge debates in economics, politics, and law, representing a range of views, and considers possible solutions.

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Ewan McGaughey, Professor of Law, King's College London

Dr Ewan McGaughey works at the School of Law, King's College, London and specialises in law, economics, and history. He is also a research associate at the Centre for Business, University of Cambridge, and has previously worked at the London School of Economics, the Paris School of Economics, and UCL, and held visiting positions at the University of California, Berkeley, the University of Sydney, and the University of Fukuoka.

1. 'The end of history for corporate law'?2. Start-ups and corporate responsibility3. Corporate power, and the constitution4. 'Environmental, Social, Governance' duties5. The real investors, and shareholders6. Labour rights in corporations7. Public enterprise, competition and tax8. Stock markets and 'creative' destruction?9. Corporations and geopoliticsIndex