Understanding the Company - Title page

pp iii-iii

Copyright page

pp iv-iv

Dedication

pp v-vi

Contents

pp vii-viii

Figures

pp ix-x

Tables

pp xi-xii

Contributors

pp xiii-xviii

Preface

pp xix-xx

Acknowledgments

pp xxi-xxii

Introduction

pp 1-14

PART I - Comparative and Historical Perspectives

pp 15-88

1 - The Four Transformations of the Corporate Form

pp 17-36

2 - Comparative Corporate Governance: Old and New

pp 37-59

3 - The Corporation's Intrinsic Attributes

pp 60-88

PART II - The Company: Public or Private?

pp 89-164

4 - Understanding the Modern Company through the Lens of Quasi-Public Power

pp 91-116

5 - Reflections on the Nature of the Public Corporation in an Era of Shareholder Activism and Stewardship

pp 117-144

6 - Regulating for Corporate Sustainability: Why the Public–Private Divide Misses the Point

pp 145-164

PART III - Rights or Duty Bearer?

pp 165-250

7 - The Constitutional Rights of Corporations in the United States

pp 167-184

8 - Understanding Corporate Criminal Liability

pp 185-212

9 - Human Rights and Business: Expectations, Requirements, and Procedures for the Responsible Modern Company

pp 213-231

10 - A Balancing Approach to Corporate Rights and Duties

pp 232-250

PART IV - Governing the Modern Company

pp 251-312

11 - Corporate Law Reform in the Era of Shareholder Empowerment

pp 253-270

12 - Board Accountability and the Entity Maximization and Sustainability Approach

pp 271-292

13 - The Corporation and the Question of Time

pp 293-312

Epilogue: A Look to the Future

pp 313-316

Index

pp 317-328