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Book SynopsisElgar Research Agendas outline the future of research in each area. Leading scholars are given the space to explore their subject in provocative ways and map out the potential directions of travel. They are relevant but also visionary.
This timely Research Agenda explores key dynamics and cutting-edge developments within corporate law. Bringing together a diverse range of scholars hailing from different jurisdictions, ideological perspectives, and methodological backgrounds, it provides a roadmap for future research in the field.
Through the investigation of different doctrinal and normative issues, leading scholars consider how evolving conceptual foundations, capital markets, social and cultural contexts, and technologies may impact corporate law and governance research. Ground-breaking contributions examine the increasingly global nature of corporate production and investment markets and the influence this has on the wider dynamics in the fields, suggesting new directions for navigating this complex and fascinating terrain.
Students and scholars of corporate law, corporate governance, and law and business will value the innovative ideas unpacked in this state-of-the-art Research Agenda. Its forward looking and practical insights will also benefit practitioners and policymakers in corporate law, corporate governance, sustainability, and business law. and economics.
Trade Review‘Bruner and Moore bring a new generation of scholars from around the world together to challenge the underlying assumptions behind much of the prior literature on corporate governance, and offer glimpses into the future of this 1000-year old institution. This is a fascinating and eye-opening collection!’ -- Margaret M. Blair, Vanderbilt University Law School, US
‘At a time of accelerated change, A Research Agenda for Corporate Law
presents a cutting-edge exploration of the evolving conceptual foundations of corporate law and of the global dynamics and the economic, technological, social and cultural contexts that are currently reshaping it. Featuring contributions from leading scholars in the field, the book sets out a research agenda for the study of corporate law, reflecting the complexity and dynamism of the field. It offers an essential resource for researchers, students, and policymakers seeking to understand and navigate the changing landscape of corporate law.’ -- Luca Enriques, University of Oxford, UK
‘The world is changing, fast, and theorizing about corporate law might well be too. For those who want to know what direction corporate law theory is heading, this stimulating collection of essays by academics in the vanguard of corporate law scholarship is the place to start.’ -- Brian Cheffins, University of Cambridge, UK
Table of ContentsContents: 1 Formulating a research agenda for corporate law 1 Christopher M. Bruner and Marc Moore PART I EVOLVING CONCEPTUAL FOUNDATIONS 2 Atomising corporate law: a battle cry for splitters 15 Jonny Hardman 3 Corporate law coasting in neutral: from egalitarianism, to sustainability, to extinction? 35 Michael Galanis 4 Integrating sustainability into corporate governance 57 Andrew Johnston PART II EVOLVING CAPITAL MARKETS 5 Dual fiduciaries: unicorns, corporate law and the new frontier 83 Anat Alon-Beck 6 The governance of entrepreneurship 101 Ofer Eldar 7 Sustainable finance and the public turn in corporate law 121 Virginia Harper Ho PART III EVOLVING SOCIAL AND CULTURAL CONTEXTS 8 An anti-racist feminist agenda for sustainable corporate law 143 Carol Liao 9 Diversity and ESG: implications for M&A 163 Afra Afsharipour PART IV EVOLVING TECHNOLOGIES 10 Decentralised finance, decentralised organisations and the future of the firm 187 Ann Sofie Cloots 11 Harnessing the collective power of retail investors 207 Sergio Alberto Gramitto Ricci and Christina M. Sautter PART V EVOLVING GLOBAL DYNAMICS 12 Global corporate charter competition 231 William J. Moon 13 The symbiosis between corporate governance and international law 251 Kish Parella PART VI CONCLUSIONS 14 Corporate law in changing times 273 Marc Moore and Christopher M. Bruner Index 279
