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  • 2 - Background
  • Barnali Choudhury, University College London, Martin Petrin, University College London
  • Book: Corporate Duties to the Public
  • Published online: 21 December 2018
  • Print publication: 10 January 2019, pp 8-36
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Corporate Duties to the Public
  • Corporate Duties to the Public
  • Barnali Choudhury, Martin Petrin
  • Published online: 21 December 2018
  • Print publication: 10 January 2019
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    In a world where the grocery store may be more powerful than the government and corporations are the governors rather than the governed, the notion of corporations being only private actors is slowly evaporating. Gone is the view that corporations can focus exclusively on maximizing shareholder wealth. Instead, the idea that corporations owe duties to the public is capturing the attention of not only citizens and legislators, but corporations themselves. This book explores the deepening connections between corporations and the public. It explores timely - and often controversial - public issues with which corporations must grapple including the corporate purpose, civil and criminal liability, taxation, human rights, the environment and corruption. Offering readers an encompassing, balanced, and systematic understanding of the most pertinent duties corporations should bear, how they work, whether they are justified, and how they should be designed in the future, this book clarifies corporations' roles vis-à-vis the public.
Understanding the Company
  • Understanding the Company
  • Corporate Governance and Theory
  • Edited by Barnali Choudhury, Martin Petrin
  • Published online: 27 July 2017
  • Print publication: 20 July 2017
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    What is the purpose of the company and its role in society? From their origin in medieval times to their modern incarnation as powerful transnational bodies, companies remain an important part of business and society at large. Drawing from a variety of perspectives, this book adopts a normative approach to understanding the modern company and provides insights into how companies should be conceptualized. It considers key topics such as the development of corporate theory, the rights and obligations of the company, and the means and ends of corporate governance. Written by leading experts of different jurisdictions, this book provides important international viewpoints on some of the most pressing corporate governance questions.

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