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Taylor & Francis Corporate Social Responsibility The Library of
Book SynopsisThe essays in this volume examine the emergence of the concept of corporate social responsibility, and the uses that have been made of the language of corporate responsibility to explore the business/society relationship. The first section traces the emergence of the concept of corporate social responsibility as a way of understanding and framing the business/society relationship. Section two of the volume looks at Definitions and ethical justifications with a view to exploring current discussions of the nature, scope and source of the social responsibilities of corporations. Section three, CSR and Management: Critical Reflections, explores the integration of CSR theories and justifications into business management and business management theories. Articles in the final section of the volume apply the concept of corporate social responsibility, and the theoretical frameworks and analytical tools to which it has given rise, to the examination and resolution of specific social issues arising out of the economic activities of corporations.Table of ContentsContents: Introduction; Part I Laying the Foundations: For whom are corporate managers trustees?, E. Merrick Dodd; Can business afford to ignore social responsibilities?, Keith Davis; The social responsibility of business is to increase its profits, Milton Friedman; A 3-dimensional conceptual model of corporate social performance, Archie B. Carroll; The new meaning of corporate social responsibility, Peter F. Drucker; Corporate social performance revisited, Donna J. Wood; The corporation as a moral person, Peter French. Part II Definitions and Ethical Justifications: What do we mean by corporate social responsibility?, Lance Moir; Corporate social responsibility theories: mapping the territory, Elisabet Garriga and Domènec Melé; Corporate moral agency: review and implications, Geoff Moore; Business ethics and stakeholder theory, Wesley Cragg; Toward a unified conception of business ethics: integrative social contracts theory, Thomas Donaldson and Thomas W. Dunfee; Business citizenship: from individuals to organizations, Donna J. Wood and Jeanne M. Logsdon; Concepts and definitions of CSR and corporate sustainability: between agency and communion, Marcel van Marrewijk; 'Implicit' or 'explicit' CSR: a conceptual framework for a comparative understanding of corporate social responsibility, Dirk Matten and Jeremy Moon; Integrating and unifying competing and complementary frameworks: the search for a common core in the business and society field, Mark S. Schwartz and Archie B. Carroll. Part III CSR and Management: Critical Reflections: Strategic planning as if ethics mattered, Larue Tone Hosmer; Competing responsibly, Bert van de Ven and Ronald Jeurissen; Strategy and society; the link between competitive advantage and corporate social responsibility, Michael E. Porter and Mark R. Kramer; Is it ethical to use ethics as strategy?, Bryan W. Husted and David B. Allen; Bad management theories are destroying good management practice, Sumantra Ghoshal; What stakeholder theor
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Banking Regulation of UK and US Financial Markets
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Taylor & Francis The Globalization of Corporate Governance
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The European Union and the Culture Industries
Book SynopsisThis edited collection brings together leading academics in their respective fields to examine the European Union''s impact on media and public policy. It provides an analysis of the broader areas of EU policy and links these together to give a greater appreciation of the nuances and scope of EU regulatory initiatives and their impact on the member states. Under a broad public interest perspective, the authors provide an assessment of the success of EU policy in protecting the public interest in the culture industries and respecting certain normative principles and balancing these with market dynamics.Trade Review'This comprehensive and indispensable guide to European Union policy for the cultural industries is enlightening, well informed, well written and up to date. Authoritatively covering innovation in European cultural and media governance, competition law and regulation and the articulation of European policies on copyright, protection of minors, film, television and telecommunications, this book is a model of its kind.' Richard Collins, Open University, UK 'An important contribution deserving of wide readership, this comprehensive collection of expert contributions explores the European Union's role across a range of policy issues in the communications sector. At once authoritative and accessible, it sheds light on the complexities of the relationship between the EU institutions and the Member States, providing a fascinating account of the jurisdictional grey areas and the tensions inherent in the EU's system of multi-level governance.' Peter Humphreys, University of Manchester, UK.Table of ContentsThe European Union and the Culture Industries
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Chinas Banking Law and the National Treatment of ForeignFunded Banks
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Arbitration Clauses and Third Parties
Book SynopsisThis is the first book to focus on the legal question of the incorporation of arbitration clauses, even though this issue constitutes a common problem that arises frequently in practice. Arbitration Clauses and Third Parties compares different branches of law, namely shipping, reinsurance, and construction, where the legal notion of incorporation is often implemented. It evaluates how the differences and peculiarities of the said branches of law impact the outcome of the incorporation of arbitration clauses and therefore why a âone size fits allâ approach should be avoided. The book provides both an in-depth legal analysis of the incorporation of arbitration clauses as well as the legal position of the third parties regarding arbitration agreements and a detailed evaluation of the relevant case law. It further offers a unique comparative analysis of English law and Singapore law with regards to the incorporation of arbitration clauses and features recent case law on Table of ContentsTable of Cases, Preface, Part I Muddying the Water: Incorporation of Arbitration Clauses in Shipping, Reinsurance, and Construction Chain Contracts, Chapter 1 The Foundations of Incorporation and Arbitration Clauses, Chapter 2 Incorporation of Charterparty Arbitration Clauses into Bills of Lading, Chapter 3 Incorporation of Arbitration Clauses into Reinsurance Contracts, Chapter 4 Construction Contracts and the Incorporation of Arbitration Clauses, Chapter 5 Singapore Law and Incorporation of Arbitration Clauses, PART II Not Incorporation – but a Close Analogy: Arbitration Clauses Binding Third Parties, Chapter 6 Arbitration Agreements and Third Parties, Index
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Contract Law in Changing Times
Book SynopsisThis collection of essays provides a rich and contemporary discussion of the principle of pacta sunt servanda. This principle, which requires that valid agreements are to be honoured, is a cornerstone of contract law. Focusing on contributions from Asia, this book shows that, despite its natural and universal appeal, the pacta sunt servanda principle is neither absolute nor immutable. Exceptions to the binding force of contract must be available in limited circumstances to avoid hardship and unfairness. This book offers readers new comparative perspectives on the appropriate balance between contractual certainty and flexibility in an era of social instability. Expert authors, mostly from East and Southeast Asia, explore when their domestic legal systems allow exceptions from the binding force of contracts. Doctrines discussed include impossibility, frustration, change of circumstance, force majeure, illegality as well as rights of withdrawal. Other chapters Table of ContentsPart A. Pacta sunt servanda in changing times1 Pacta sunt servanda, the common law, and Hong KongStephen Hall2 Exceptions to pacta sunt servanda in the Chinese Civil Code Siyi Lin 3 In a Bubble by the Sea: COVID-19, Time and Contract Law in the Macau S.A.R.Célia F. Matias and Monica Chan4 Contracts in the time of COVID-19: common law and statutory solutions in SingaporeWayne Courtney5 The principle of pacta sunt servanda and its exceptions under Japanese contract lawTomohiro Yoshimasa6 Change of circumstances in Korean contract law: An exception to pacta sunt servandaBoeun ChangPart B. Pacta sunt servanda in specific contexts7 The property management service contract with Chinese characteristics: An exception to pacta sunt servanda?Jianbo Lou and Yimeng Ye8 Pacta sunt servanda in the age of cryptocurrency: The case of ChinaChao Xi9 Post-employment non-compete agreements under the Taiwan Labour Standards Act and pacta sunt servandaYalun Yen10 Pacta sunt servanda and the consumer’s right of withdrawalGeraint Howells11 Contract enforcement during the Global Financial Crisis: Lessons for the coming tsunamiKingsley OngPart C. Pacta sunt servanda in international law12 Invoking COVID-19 to suspend or terminate the operation of a treatyHanh Hong Pham and Huong Thi Thu Phung13 Treaties and pacta sunt servanda: A shared concept for the PRC?Noble Po-kan Lo14 Pacta sunt servanda: Comfort letters in an age of instability and strategic rivalry Joel Slawotsky Part D. Conclusion15 Pacta sunt servanda – a maxim and its exceptions in comparative perspectiveNormann Witzleb
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Contract Law in Changing Times
Book SynopsisThis collection of essays provides a rich and contemporary discussion of the principle of pacta sunt servanda. This principle, which requires that valid agreements are to be honoured, is a cornerstone of contract law. Focusing on contributions from Asia, this book shows that, despite its natural and universal appeal, the pacta sunt servanda principle is neither absolute nor immutable. Exceptions to the binding force of contract must be available in limited circumstances to avoid hardship and unfairness. This book offers readers new comparative perspectives on the appropriate balance between contractual certainty and flexibility in an era of social instability. Expert authors, mostly from East and Southeast Asia, explore when their domestic legal systems allow exceptions from the binding force of contracts. Doctrines discussed include impossibility, frustration, change of circumstance, force majeure, illegality as well as rights of withdrawal. Other chapters Table of ContentsPart A. Pacta sunt servanda in changing times1 Pacta sunt servanda, the common law, and Hong KongStephen Hall2 Exceptions to pacta sunt servanda in the Chinese Civil Code Siyi Lin 3 In a Bubble by the Sea: COVID-19, Time and Contract Law in the Macau S.A.R.Célia F. Matias and Monica Chan4 Contracts in the time of COVID-19: common law and statutory solutions in SingaporeWayne Courtney5 The principle of pacta sunt servanda and its exceptions under Japanese contract lawTomohiro Yoshimasa6 Change of circumstances in Korean contract law: An exception to pacta sunt servandaBoeun ChangPart B. Pacta sunt servanda in specific contexts7 The property management service contract with Chinese characteristics: An exception to pacta sunt servanda?Jianbo Lou and Yimeng Ye8 Pacta sunt servanda in the age of cryptocurrency: The case of ChinaChao Xi9 Post-employment non-compete agreements under the Taiwan Labour Standards Act and pacta sunt servandaYalun Yen10 Pacta sunt servanda and the consumer’s right of withdrawalGeraint Howells11 Contract enforcement during the Global Financial Crisis: Lessons for the coming tsunamiKingsley OngPart C. Pacta sunt servanda in international law12 Invoking COVID-19 to suspend or terminate the operation of a treatyHanh Hong Pham and Huong Thi Thu Phung13 Treaties and pacta sunt servanda: A shared concept for the PRC?Noble Po-kan Lo14 Pacta sunt servanda: Comfort letters in an age of instability and strategic rivalry Joel Slawotsky Part D. Conclusion15 Pacta sunt servanda – a maxim and its exceptions in comparative perspectiveNormann Witzleb
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Taylor & Francis Ltd An Economic Sociology of Law Reimagined
Book SynopsisThis book critically examines the concept of embeddedness: the core concept of an economic sociology of law (ESL).It suggests that our ways of doing, talking, and thinking about law, economy, and society, reproduce and re-entrench mainstream approaches, shaping our thoughts and actions such that we perform according to the model. Taking a deep dive into one example the concept of embeddedness this book combines insights from law, sociology, economics, and psychology to show that while we use metaphor to talk about law and economy, our metaphors in turn use us, moulding us into their fictionalized caricatures of homo juridicus and homo economicus. The result is a groundbreaking study into the prioritization throughout society of interests and voices that align with doctrinal understandings of law and neoclassical understandings of economics: approaches that led us into the dilemmas currently facing society. Zooming out from a detailed exploration of embeddednesTable of ContentsPreface Acknowledgements and return journeys Visualizing socio-legal frames, concepts, and methods 1 Doing, talking, and thinking (and why we’re not getting it right) Crashes, crises, catastrophes Doing, talking, and thinking The law and the economy don’t really exist PS: Nor does society How metaphors use us Constructing reality Introducing homo juridicus and homo economicus An ongoing conceptual commitment to embeddedness Introducing an economic sociology of law (ESL): the home of embeddedness The career of embeddedness in ESL and two conceptual conundrums Embeddedness in academic literature: drawing parallels and drawing conclusions Introducing our “guide” personas: Ann, Polly, and Lillian Bibliography 2 Introducing an economic sociology of law What is an economic sociology of law (ESL)? The role of economic sociology of law: responding to disciplinarity The intellectual heritage of ESL: economic sociology and socio-legal scholarship Socio-legal heritage Economic sociology heritage “Black boxes” and taxonomies Text; subtext; context Empirical; conceptual; normative Econo-socio-legal Instrumental; affective; belief-based; traditional Micro; meso; macro; meta Writing the rules of the game: indicators as technologies of governance ESL is (currently) a pseudo-constructivist lens: boundaries and borderlands Bibliography 3 Embeddedness: A biography of a concept Embeddedness: the origins Talking about embeddedness Karl Polanyi’s always (or never) embedded market The “accidental” revival of embeddedness Critiques of embeddedness Critiques of macro-level embeddedness Critiques of micro-level embeddedness Reconciling macro- and micro-level embeddedness? Reconciling the implications: cognitive and normative embeddedness How might we make embeddedness more consistent? Embedded liberalism Embedded autonomy Reconciling the insights? The embeddedness conundrum is reinvented Bibliography 4 Embeddedness: The internal inconsistencies The internal inconsistency of embeddedness: “what are we talking about?” Block’s interpretation of Polanyian embeddedness Dale’s interpretation of Polanyian embeddedness Doughnut Economics versus The Econocracy Doughnut Economics The Econocracy Emblematic of a wider approach What is embedded? And in what? Bibliography 5 Embeddedness: The external conceptual incompatibilities How we tend to think (our default conceptual tools) How we might think differently (challenging default conceptual tools) Thinking about embeddedness as a black box Proposing an alternative ESL lens: beyond embeddedness Shift 1: from the actor to their interaction Trust is important in understanding interactions Shift 2: embeddedness to feedback loops Understanding feedback loops through performativity Exploring the performativity of law and economics with a thought experiment Beyond homo economicus-juridicus? Bibliography 6 Beyond embeddedness: The next steps What remains of ESL without its core concept of embeddedness? Lingering questions about an ESL lens What, where, or who is “the social”? But “how much?”: the “sociological fallacy” Removing the core concept: what is left? What’s in a name? Linguistic limitations Clean models or dirty hands? ESL, politics, and power: can an ESL lens ever be apolitical? Responding to crashes, crises, catastrophes Our conceptual commitment to embeddedness continues Shoehorning concepts into categories: Happy the Elephant, Chucho the Bear, and their friendsShoehorning concepts into categories: COVID versus the economy? Rebalancing voices and values: becoming ‘homo sociologicus’? “Happy” Bhutan “Sustainable” Oslo Framing the future? Rebalancing voices and values Moving beyond embeddedness? Bibliography Epilogue: Notes about the characters Index
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Taylor & Francis Corporate Governance and Statutory Derivative Actions
Book SynopsisThis book is the first comprehensive study of the statutory derivative action in Australia, using the Australian model as a reference point and comparing it with the United Kingdom, Canada, Singapore, New Zealand, Hong Kong and USA counterparts. The book includes an empirical study covering over a 20-year period from the date the statutory framework came into operation, coupled with extensive case law analysis and comparisons with other jurisdictions. It informs the world about the uniqueness of Australiaâs statutory derivative action, and what other countries can learn from it as shareholder protection and promotion of good corporate governance. While some countries have statutory derivative action, there are still countries that do not have the statutory framework that are considering introducing it into their corporate law. This book is also useful for countries that already have their local variants of the statutory derivative action that are considering revising their existing Table of Contents1. Introduction 2. The Need for Statutory Derivative Action and Its Current Problems 3. An Empirical Study of The Statutory Derivative Action in Australia 4. Rethinking The "Good Faith" Requirement in Statutory Derivative Action 5. The "Best Interests of The Company" Requirement in Statutory Derivative Action – Is There a Need for Amendment? 6. Uncertainty in the Recovery of Costs 7. Inspection Of Company Books and Other Factors Affecting the Use of SDA 8. Summary and Conclusion. Bibliography. Appendix A: Corporations Act 2001 (C’th) (Australia), ss.236 – 236 Appendix B: Companies Act 1993 (New Zealand), ss.165-168 Appendix C: Companies Act 1993 (Chapter 50, 2006 Edition) (Singapore), ss.216A – 216B Appendix D: Business Corporations Act RSC 1985 Chapter C-44 (Canada), ss.238 – 240 Appendix E: Business Corporations Act SBC 2002, Ch 57 (British Columbia), ss.232–233 Appendix F: Companies Act 2006 (United Kingdom), ss.260 – 264
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Taxing Culture: Towards a Theory of Tax
Book SynopsisThe introduction of self-assessment for income tax collection in the late 1990s marked a striking moment of cultural convergence between the UK and the US. This book analyses the socio-political factors leading to and resulting from this fundamental change in the relationship between taxpayers and the Inland Revenue, using perspectives in comparative law and the new outlooks of modern tax and cultural theory. It will be of interest to those studying theories of compliance, cultural legal studies, and law and society.Trade Review'Ann Mumford has written a complex and intriguing book that seeks to challenge many of our assumptions on the tax collection and tax revenue process.' The Law and Politics Book ReviewTable of ContentsContents: Introduction; Ideology and Starting point, E.R.A. Seligman; Tax collection and enforcement in the modern US; Self-assessment and historical context; Self-assessment and incomprehensible tax laws; The Ramsay principle; Systems at work; Self-assessment: aftermath, and towards a theory of tax collection law; Bibliography; Index.
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