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)

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)

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)

he most comprehensive and interdisciplinary anthology of corporate law material available, this reader reflects the enormous changes that have occurred in business organization and legal scholarship since the hostile takeover was introduced in the 1980s. The second edition has both completely revised and expanded the material covered in the first edition. New and revised topics...(展开全部)

耶鲁大学法学院公司法研究中心主任，耶鲁大学最高讲席--斯特林讲席教授（Sterling Professor），1998－1999年任美国法律经济学协会主席。她在公司法与金融法领域的研究享有全球盛誉。近年来在公司法与证券法领域的论文引用率排名中，其论文多次名列全美前十。罗培新，北京大学法学博士，中国社会科学院法学所博士后，耶鲁大学法学院访问学者。华东政法大学科研处处长，国际金融法律学院院长，教授，博士生导师。

汉斯-贝恩德·舍费尔教授现在为德国汉堡Bucerius法学院法经济学教授。汉斯-贝恩德·舍费尔教授早年在科隆大学学习国民经济和经济管理，并在波鸿大学担任过助教。此后被聘任德国汉堡大学法律系教授以及担任汉堡大学法律与经济学研究所博士项目主任。在2000年他被聘为美国乔治·梅森大学法学院（George Mason School of Law）访问教授。 从2004年至2007年他担任欧洲法律与经济学协会主席。汉斯-贝恩德·舍费尔教授出版了大量的有关法经济学方面的著作和论文。在他的带领下，德国汉堡大学法律系在经济学研究方面成绩斐然。

Many great features make this text an ideal option for your classroom: - maintains its standing as the preeminent work in the field, covering the legal-economic perspective on all key areas, from common law to the Constitution - presents the expertise of a highly distinguished author, pioneer in law and economics analysis - offers accessible, lucid, and user-friendly writing a...(展开全部)

Many great features make this text an ideal option for your classroom: - maintains its standing as the preeminent work in the field, covering the legal-economic perspective on all key areas, from common law to the Constitution - presents the expertise of a highly distinguished author, pioneer in law and economics analysis - offers accessible, lucid, and user-friendly writing a...(展开全部)