{"product_id":"the-modern-corporation-and-private-property-9780887388873","title":"The Modern Corporation and Private Property","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis monumental work on the corporation is one of those enduring classics that many cite but few have read. Graced with a new introduction by Weidenbaum and Jensen, this new edition makes this classic available to a new generation. Written in the early 1930s, \u003cem\u003eThe Modern Corporation and Private Property \u003c\/em\u003eremains the fundamental introduction to the internal organization of the corporation in modern society. Combining the analytical skills of an attorney with those of an economist, Berle and Means raise the central questions, even when their answers have been superseded by changing circumstances.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book's most enduring theme is the separation of ownership from control of the modern corporation and its consequences. Berle and Means display keen awareness of the divergent interests of directors and managers, and of each from owners of the firm. Among their predictions are the characteristic increase in size of the modem corporation and concentration of the economy. The au\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBOOK I Property in Flux: Separation of the attributes of ownership under the corporate system BOOK II Regrouping o f Rights: Relative legal position of ownership “ control” BOOK III Property in the Stock Markets: Security exchanges as appraisers and liquidators BOOK IV Reorientation of Enterprise: Effects of the corporate system on fundamental economic concepts\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018508075351,"sku":"9780887388873","price":43.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780887388873.jpg?v=1750777161","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-modern-corporation-and-private-property-9780887388873","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}