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Gardiner Means - The Modern Corporation and Private Property - 9780887388873 - V9780887388873
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The Modern Corporation and Private Property

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Description for The Modern Corporation and Private Property Paperback. Num Pages: 436 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KJV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 674.

This monumental work on the corporation is one of those enduring classics that many cite but few have read. Graced with a new introduction by Weidenbaum and Jensen, this new edition makes this classic available to a new generation. Written in the early 1930s, The Modern Corporation and Private Property remains the fundamental introduction to the internal organization of the corporation in modern society. Combining the analytical skills of an attorney with those of an economist, Berle and Means raise the central questions, even when their answers have been superseded by changing circumstances.

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In their new introduction, Weidenbaum and Jensen, co-directors of the Center for the Study of American Business at Washington University, critically assess the impact of developments not fully anticipated by Berle and Means, such as the rise of the service sector, and the significant role played by institutional investors in the owner/manager equation. They note the authors' prescient observations, including the complex role of and motivating influences on professional managers, and the significance of inside information on stock markets. As they note, The Modern Corporation and Private Property remains of central value to all those concerned with the evolution of this major social institution of the twentieth century. Scholar and practitioner alike will find it of enduring significance.

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Product Details

Publisher
Transaction Publishers United States
Number of pages
436
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Condition
New
Weight
673g
Number of Pages
434
Place of Publication
Somerset, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780887388873
SKU
V9780887388873
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