The Anatomy of Corporate Law
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2004
Oxford University Press (Verlag)
978-0-19-926063-8 (ISBN)
Oxford University Press (Verlag)
978-0-19-926063-8 (ISBN)
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Offers an analytical overview of the function of corporate (or company) law. This book states that the main function of corporate laws is to address conflicts of interests and, despite economic and social diversity, that the legal strategies employed in the various jurisdictions to deal with these conflicts are surprisingly similar.
This book is a concise analytical overview of the field of corporate law. The authors start from the premise that corporate (or company) law across jurisdictions addresses the same three basic agency problems: (1) the opportunism of managers vis-a-vis shareholders; (2) the opportunism of controlling shareholders vis-a-vis minority shareholders; and (3) the opportunism of shareholders as a class vis-a-vis other corporate constituencies, such as corporate creditors and employees. Every jurisdiction must address these problems in a variety of contexts framed by the corporation's internal dynamics and its interactions with the product, labor, capital, and takeover markets. The authors' central claim, however, is that corporate (or company) forms are fundamentally similar and that, to a surprising degree, jurisdictions pick from among the same handful of legal strategies - although not always the same strategy- to address the three basic agency issues. This book explains in detail how (and why) the principal European jurisdictions, Japan, and the United States sometimes select identical legal strategies to address a given corporate law problem, and sometimes make divergent choices.
After an introductory discussion of agency issues and legal strategies, the book addresses the basic governance structure of the corporation, including the powers of the board of directors and the shareholders meeting. It proceeds to creditor protection measures, related-party transactions, and fundamental corporate actions such as mergers and charter amendments. Finally, it concludes with an examination of friendly acquisitions, hostile takeovers, and the regulation of the capital markets. This book should be of great interest to scholars and students of corporate and comparative law and to persons interested in business, finance, and economics who wish to deepen their understanding of corporate law.
This book is a concise analytical overview of the field of corporate law. The authors start from the premise that corporate (or company) law across jurisdictions addresses the same three basic agency problems: (1) the opportunism of managers vis-a-vis shareholders; (2) the opportunism of controlling shareholders vis-a-vis minority shareholders; and (3) the opportunism of shareholders as a class vis-a-vis other corporate constituencies, such as corporate creditors and employees. Every jurisdiction must address these problems in a variety of contexts framed by the corporation's internal dynamics and its interactions with the product, labor, capital, and takeover markets. The authors' central claim, however, is that corporate (or company) forms are fundamentally similar and that, to a surprising degree, jurisdictions pick from among the same handful of legal strategies - although not always the same strategy- to address the three basic agency issues. This book explains in detail how (and why) the principal European jurisdictions, Japan, and the United States sometimes select identical legal strategies to address a given corporate law problem, and sometimes make divergent choices.
After an introductory discussion of agency issues and legal strategies, the book addresses the basic governance structure of the corporation, including the powers of the board of directors and the shareholders meeting. It proceeds to creditor protection measures, related-party transactions, and fundamental corporate actions such as mergers and charter amendments. Finally, it concludes with an examination of friendly acquisitions, hostile takeovers, and the regulation of the capital markets. This book should be of great interest to scholars and students of corporate and comparative law and to persons interested in business, finance, and economics who wish to deepen their understanding of corporate law.
Reinier Kraakman is a Professor at Harvard Law School, Paul Davies is a Professor at the London School of Economics and Political Science, Henry Hansmann is a Professor at Yale Law School, Gerard Hertig is a Professor at the Swiss Institute of Technology, Klaus J. Hopt is Director of the Max-Planck Institute Hamburg, Hideki Kanda is a Professor at University of Tokyo Faculty of Law, and Edward B. Rock is a Professor at University of Pennsylvania Law School
Preface; 1. Agency Problems and Corporate Law; 2. Strategies for Mitigating Agency Problems; 3. The Basic Governance Structure; 4. Creditor Protection; 5. Related Party Transactions; 6. Significant Corporate Actions; 7. Control Transactions; 8. Issuers and Investor Protection; 9. Beyond the Anatomy
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 1.4.2004 |
|---|---|
| Co-Autor | Paul Davies, Henry B. Hansmann, Gerard Hertig, Klaus J. Hopt |
| Verlagsort | Oxford |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Themenwelt | Recht / Steuern ► Allgemeines / Lexika |
| Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht | |
| Recht / Steuern ► Wirtschaftsrecht ► Gesellschaftsrecht | |
| Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Finanzierung | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-19-926063-X / 019926063X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-19-926063-8 / 9780199260638 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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