Winner of the Hart-SLSA 2008 Book Prize 'A tightly argued riposte to law and economics discourse gives us a sound and satisfying analysis of the relevance of values and ideas in public political life which are of vital importance to corporate decision making. This is a most valuable and comprehensive response to economic contractualism providing a new normative framework to continue the international debate on corporate governance.' Janet Dine, Queen Mary College, University of London, UK 'Drawing upon political theory as a counterweight to the dominant economic perspective, Stephen Bottomley develops a coherent framework of values and principles against which corporate structures and processes may be tested. The book is also a major contribution to one of the principal challenges facing corporate law - the promotion of collective and other - regarding considerations in corporate decision making.' Paul Redmond, University of Technology, Australia 'The strength of this book lies in the acknowledgment of how complex large public companies have become...[it] makes the important point that governing large public companies requires similar rigour as governing a nation...This work is...a fine contribution to knowledge.' Compliance and Regulatory Journal 'In a creative and original analysis Stephen Bottomley presents an alternative to the neo-classical economics contractual metaphor of the listed company which has dominated English language corporate law scholarship in the last two decades.' Australian Journal of corporate Law
