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Great debates in commercial and corporate law /
Great debates in commercial and corporate law /
edited by Andrew Johnston, Lorraine Talbot
- London Macmillan International Red Global Press 2020
- xxviii, 255 pages 22 cm.
Introduction -
1. Contract Law as Regulation: Relational and Formalist Approaches- Jonathan Morgan -
2. The Common Law of Contract: Essential or Expendable?- Catherine Mitchell -
3. Labour Law and Practices: Workers Paying the Price for Capitalist Failure?- Charlotte Villiers and Roseanne Russell -
4. A Good Idea Gone Bad. Can We Still Justify Patent Monopolies?- Peter S. Harrison -
5. Is Trade Law Fit for Purpose?- Robert Burrell -
6. Copyright and Invisible Authors: A Property Perspective- Emily Hudson -
7. Shareholders and Directors: Entitlements, Duties and the Expansion of Shareholder Wealth- Lorraine Talbot -
8. Debating Theories of the Company and Separate Corporate Personality- Daniel Attenborough -
9. Hostile Takeovers: Corporate Governance Solution or Social Cost?- Andrew Johnston -
10. The Taxonomy of Taxation- Kerrie Sadiq and Bronwyn McCredie -
11. The Law and Regulation of Banks and Money- Andrew Johnston, Jay Cullen and Trevor Pugh -
12. Financial Regulation and Market (In)Efficiency- Jay Cullen -
Index.
An exciting new textbook which presents critical perspectives on corporate and commercial law. Focussing on the key areas of trade and transactions, intellectual property, corporations and finance, it covers each of the areas of commercial and company law that would typically be offered to undergraduate and postgraduate law students.
The chapters are written by acknowledged experts in the field and are aimed at undergraduates, post graduates and lecturers who wish to further their understanding of this area. Each of the authors focuses on an area within their subject and draws out the political, the controversial and the discursive, providing essential reading for undergraduate dissertation topics and postgraduate analysis.
9781352009316 (paperback)
346.066
Introduction -
1. Contract Law as Regulation: Relational and Formalist Approaches- Jonathan Morgan -
2. The Common Law of Contract: Essential or Expendable?- Catherine Mitchell -
3. Labour Law and Practices: Workers Paying the Price for Capitalist Failure?- Charlotte Villiers and Roseanne Russell -
4. A Good Idea Gone Bad. Can We Still Justify Patent Monopolies?- Peter S. Harrison -
5. Is Trade Law Fit for Purpose?- Robert Burrell -
6. Copyright and Invisible Authors: A Property Perspective- Emily Hudson -
7. Shareholders and Directors: Entitlements, Duties and the Expansion of Shareholder Wealth- Lorraine Talbot -
8. Debating Theories of the Company and Separate Corporate Personality- Daniel Attenborough -
9. Hostile Takeovers: Corporate Governance Solution or Social Cost?- Andrew Johnston -
10. The Taxonomy of Taxation- Kerrie Sadiq and Bronwyn McCredie -
11. The Law and Regulation of Banks and Money- Andrew Johnston, Jay Cullen and Trevor Pugh -
12. Financial Regulation and Market (In)Efficiency- Jay Cullen -
Index.
An exciting new textbook which presents critical perspectives on corporate and commercial law. Focussing on the key areas of trade and transactions, intellectual property, corporations and finance, it covers each of the areas of commercial and company law that would typically be offered to undergraduate and postgraduate law students.
The chapters are written by acknowledged experts in the field and are aimed at undergraduates, post graduates and lecturers who wish to further their understanding of this area. Each of the authors focuses on an area within their subject and draws out the political, the controversial and the discursive, providing essential reading for undergraduate dissertation topics and postgraduate analysis.
9781352009316 (paperback)
346.066