This is a concise analytical overview of the field of corporate law. The authors start from the premise that corporate (or company) law across jurisdictions addresses the same three basic agency problems: the opportunism of managers vis-a-vis shareholders; the opportunism of controlling shareholders vis-a-vis minority shareholders; and the opportunism of shareholders as a class...(展开全部)

Fully updated from the previous edition with recent law reforms around the world, including the numerous changes that have taken place following the global financial crisis Provides the reader with a solid framework to understand corporate law from a comparative perspective Lays out a well-informed, functional, and updated description of corporate law in key jurisdictions (US, ...(展开全部)

This is the long-awaited second edition of this highly regarded comparative overview of corporate law. This edition has been comprehensively updated to reflect profound changes in corporate law. It now includes consideration of additional matters such as the highly topical issue of enforcement in corporate law, and explores the continued convergence of corporate law across juri...(展开全部)

Fully updated from the previous edition with recent law reforms around the world, including the numerous changes that have taken place following the global financial crisis Provides the reader with a solid framework to understand corporate law from a comparative perspective Lays out a well-informed, functional, and updated description of corporate law in key jurisdictions (US, ...(展开全部)

This is a concise analytical overview of the field of corporate law. The authors start from the premise that corporate (or company) law across jurisdictions addresses the same three basic agency problems: the opportunism of managers vis-a-vis shareholders; the opportunism of controlling shareholders vis-a-vis minority shareholders; and the opportunism of shareholders as a class...(展开全部)

This is the long-awaited second edition of this highly regarded comparative overview of corporate law. This edition has been comprehensively updated to reflect profound changes in corporate law. It now includes consideration of additional matters such as the highly topical issue of enforcement in corporate law, and explores the continued convergence of corporate law across juri...(展开全部)

This is the long-awaited second edition of this highly regarded comparative overview of corporate law. This edition has been comprehensively updated to reflect profound changes in corporate law. It now includes consideration of additional matters such as the highly topical issue of enforcement in corporate law, and explores the continued convergence of corporate law across juri...(展开全部)

彼得·凯恩(Peter Cane)，自1997年至今，一直为澳大利亚国立大学社会科学研究院的法律教授。从20年前其在牛津大学基督圣体学院任教以来，其研究领域一直极为广泛。研究领域为：义务法，特别是侵权法；公法，特别是行政法和法理学。最近出版的著作为2002年《法律和道德中的责任》与Mark Tushnet教授合作出版了《牛津法理学手册》。

彼得·凯恩(Peter Cane)，自1997年至今，一直为澳大利亚国立大学社会科学研究院的法律教授。从20年前其在牛津大学基督圣体学院任教以来，其研究领域一直极为广泛。研究领域为：义务法，特别是侵权法；公法，特别是行政法和法理学。最近出版的著作为2002年《法律和道德中的责任》与Mark Tushnet教授合作出版了《牛津法理学手册》。

The authors argue that the rules and practices of corporate law mimic contractual provisions that parties involved in corporate enterprise would reach if they bargained about every contingency at zero cost and flawlessly enforced their agreements. But bargaining and enforcement are costly, and corporate law provides the rules and an enforcement mechanism that govern relations a...(展开全部)