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A Research Agenda for Corporate Law
Outlining significant dynamics that may pave the way for future evolution in the field of corporate law, this timely Research Agenda explores provocative and cutting-edge developments to identify new directions for scholarly inquiry. Bringing together a diverse group of scholars, the book evaluates doctrinal and normative issues in corporate law from a range of contextual and interdisciplinary viewpoints.
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Elgar 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.
Outlining significant dynamics to pave the way for future evolution in the field of corporate law, this timely Research Agenda explores provocative and cutting-edge developments to identify new directions for scholarly inquiry.
Bringing together a diverse group of scholars, the book evaluates doctrinal and normative issues in corporate law from a range of contextual and interdisciplinary viewpoints. Initial sections consider how evolving conceptual foundations, capital markets, social and cultural contexts, and technologies may impact corporate law and governance in years to come. Subsequent chapters explore how such dynamics are further impacted by the increasingly global nature of corporate production and investment markets. Identifying a host of empirical, theoretical, and practical research questions, the impressive array of contributors suggest new directions for corporate legal scholarship.
This state-of-the-art Research Agenda will be of great value to students and scholars of corporate law, corporate governance, and business. Its proposed strategies for carrying out future research on the impact of capital markets, technology and global production will also benefit practitioners and policymakers in corporate law, corporate governance, sustainability, business, finance, and economics.
Outlining significant dynamics to pave the way for future evolution in the field of corporate law, this timely Research Agenda explores provocative and cutting-edge developments to identify new directions for scholarly inquiry.
Bringing together a diverse group of scholars, the book evaluates doctrinal and normative issues in corporate law from a range of contextual and interdisciplinary viewpoints. Initial sections consider how evolving conceptual foundations, capital markets, social and cultural contexts, and technologies may impact corporate law and governance in years to come. Subsequent chapters explore how such dynamics are further impacted by the increasingly global nature of corporate production and investment markets. Identifying a host of empirical, theoretical, and practical research questions, the impressive array of contributors suggest new directions for corporate legal scholarship.
This state-of-the-art Research Agenda will be of great value to students and scholars of corporate law, corporate governance, and business. Its proposed strategies for carrying out future research on the impact of capital markets, technology and global production will also benefit practitioners and policymakers in corporate law, corporate governance, sustainability, business, finance, and economics.
Critical Acclaim
‘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
– 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
Contributors
Contributors include: Afra Afsharipour, Anat Alon-Beck, Christopher M. Bruner, Ann Sofie Cloots, Ofer Eldar, Michael Galanis, Sergio Alberto Gramitto Ricci, Jonny Hardman, Virginia Harper Ho, Andrew Johnston, Carol Liao, William J. Moon, Marc Moore, Kish Parella, Christina M. Sautter
Contents
Contents:
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
14 Corporate law in changing times 271
Christopher M. Bruner and Marc Moore
Index
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
14 Corporate law in changing times 271
Christopher M. Bruner and Marc Moore
Index
