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Corporate Sovereignty: Law and Government under Capitalism
Joshua Barkan
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Description for Corporate Sovereignty: Law and Government under Capitalism
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 10 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; JFFS; KC; LNCD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 20. Weight in Grams: 360.
Refinery explosions. Accounting scandals. Bank meltdowns. All of these catastrophes-and many more-might rightfully be blamed on corporations. In response, advocates have suggested reforms ranging from increased government regulation to corporate codes of conduct to stop corporate abuses. Joshua Barkan writes that these reactions, which view law as a limit on corporations, misunderstand the role of law in fostering corporate power.In Corporate Sovereignty, Barkan argues that corporate power should be rethought as a mode of political sovereignty. Rather than treating the economic power of corporations as a threat to the political sovereignty of states, Barkan shows that the two are ontologically ... Read more
Refinery explosions. Accounting scandals. Bank meltdowns. All of these catastrophes-and many more-might rightfully be blamed on corporations. In response, advocates have suggested reforms ranging from increased government regulation to corporate codes of conduct to stop corporate abuses. Joshua Barkan writes that these reactions, which view law as a limit on corporations, misunderstand the role of law in fostering corporate power.In Corporate Sovereignty, Barkan argues that corporate power should be rethought as a mode of political sovereignty. Rather than treating the economic power of corporations as a threat to the political sovereignty of states, Barkan shows that the two are ontologically ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Weight
360g
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Minnesota, United States
ISBN
9780816674275
SKU
V9780816674275
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About Joshua Barkan
Joshua Barkan is assistant professor of geography at the University of Georgia.
Reviews for Corporate Sovereignty: Law and Government under Capitalism
Corporate Sovereignty provides a genealogy of corporate power, and argues that it is historically and ontologically linked to modern political sovereignty. Joshua Barkan takes the reader with care and attention through complex legal debates, and draws out those aspects that are fascinating in the contemporary context. He contributes to the academic debate concerning understandings of corporate power in the age ... Read more