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Corporations and American Democracy
Naomi R. Lamoreaux
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Description for Corporations and American Democracy
Hardback. Recent Supreme Court decisions in Citizens United and other high-profile cases have sparked disagreement about the role of corporations in American democracy. Bringing together scholars of history, law, and political science, Corporations and American Democracy provides essential grounding for today's policy debates. Editor(s): Lamoreaux, Naomi R.; Novak, William J. Num Pages: 432 pages, maps. BIC Classification: JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 23 x 15. .
Recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions in Citizens United and other high-profile cases have sparked passionate disagreement about the proper role of corporations in American democracy. Partisans on both sides have made bold claims, often with little basis in historical facts. Bringing together leading scholars of history, law, and political science, Corporations and American Democracy provides the historical and intellectual grounding necessary to put today's corporate policy debates in proper context. From the nation's founding to the present, Americans have regarded corporations with ambivalence--embracing their potential to revolutionize economic life and yet remaining wary of their capacity to ... Read more
Recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions in Citizens United and other high-profile cases have sparked passionate disagreement about the proper role of corporations in American democracy. Partisans on both sides have made bold claims, often with little basis in historical facts. Bringing together leading scholars of history, law, and political science, Corporations and American Democracy provides the historical and intellectual grounding necessary to put today's corporate policy debates in proper context. From the nation's founding to the present, Americans have regarded corporations with ambivalence--embracing their potential to revolutionize economic life and yet remaining wary of their capacity to ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
432
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass, United States
ISBN
9780674972285
SKU
V9780674972285
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About Naomi R. Lamoreaux
Naomi R. Lamoreaux is Stanley B. Resor Professor of Economics and History at Yale University. William J. Novak is Charles F. and Edith J. Clyne Professor of Law at the University of Michigan. Jonathan Levy is Associate Professor of History at the University of Chicago.
Reviews for Corporations and American Democracy
Corporations and American Democracy explains crucial dimensions of how business has shaped our politics. As we confront serious challenges to democratic norms, this collection of trenchant essays provides scholars, decision-makers, and citizens with indispensable historical perspective on current dilemmas and policy options.
Edward J. Balleisen, author of Fraud: An American History from Barnum to Madoff This is a stellar work that ... Read more
Edward J. Balleisen, author of Fraud: An American History from Barnum to Madoff This is a stellar work that ... Read more