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 to address the three basic agency issues.

R. Kraakman, J. Armour, P. Davies, L. Enriques, H. Hansmann, G. Hertig, et al. (2009). The Anatomy of Corporate Law. OXFORD : Oxford University Press.

The Anatomy of Corporate Law

ENRIQUES, LUCA;
2009

Abstract

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 to address the three basic agency issues.
2009
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9780199565832
R. Kraakman, J. Armour, P. Davies, L. Enriques, H. Hansmann, G. Hertig, et al. (2009). The Anatomy of Corporate Law. OXFORD : Oxford University Press.
R. Kraakman; J. Armour; P. Davies; L. Enriques; H. Hansmann; G. Hertig; K. Hopt; H. Kanda; E. Rock
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