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James P. Hawley - The Rise of Fiduciary Capitalism: How Institutional Investors Can Make Corporate America More Democratic - 9780812235630 - V9780812235630
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The Rise of Fiduciary Capitalism: How Institutional Investors Can Make Corporate America More Democratic

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Description for The Rise of Fiduciary Capitalism: How Institutional Investors Can Make Corporate America More Democratic Hardback. Traces the rise of public and private pension funds, which now control as much as 50 percent of the equity in American corporations, and argues that shareholders in those funds could use their power to make corporations more responsive to social needs. Num Pages: 256 pages, 19 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; KCS; KJV. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 160 x 242 x 22. Weight in Grams: 630.

At the beginning of the twenty-first century, the structure of corporate ownership is undergoing major change. The Rise of Fiduciary Capitalism chronicles the rise of fiduciary institutions—primarily public and private pension funds—which now own almost 50 percent of the equity of American corporations. In turn, approximately 50 percent of Americans either own stock individually or, more typically, have an ownership or retirement interest in these fiduciary institutions.
James P. Hawley and Andrew T. Williams argue that, because of their extensive diversification of ownership, fiduciary institutions have become "universal owners" with a significant stake in a broad cross-section of the ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Pennsylvania, United States
ISBN
9780812235630
SKU
V9780812235630
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Ref
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About James P. Hawley
James P. Hawley is Transamerica Professor of Business Policy and Strategy at the School of Economics and Business Administration at Saint Mary's College of California. Andrew T. Williams is Associate Professor at the School of Economics and Business Administration at Saint Mary's College of California.

Reviews for The Rise of Fiduciary Capitalism: How Institutional Investors Can Make Corporate America More Democratic
"The book is heartily recommended, particularly to pension fund managers and trustees and to corporate observers in general."
Enterprise and Society

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