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Public capitalism : the political authority of corporate executives

Author: Christopher McMahon
Publisher: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, ©2013.
Series: Haney Foundation series.
Edition/Format:   Book : English : 1st edView all editions and formats
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Political philosopher Christopher McMahon argues that the social authority of corporate executives is best understood as a form of political authority. Public Capitalism explores the implications of  Read more...

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Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Christopher McMahon
ISBN: 9780812244441 0812244443
OCLC Number: 774867758
Description: viii, 206 p. ; 23 cm.
Contents: Introduction Chapter 1. The Public and the Private -The Private Sector -Public and Private Morality -Public Officials -The Moral Status of Corporations Chapter 2. Legitimacy: The Private Model -Employees as Agents -The Normative Duality of Management -Promising and Legitimacy -The Receipt of Pay -Self-interest and Corporate Policy -Conclusion Chapter 3. Legitimacy: The Public Model -The Legitimacy of Political Authority -The Corporate Case -The Integrated Structure -Corporate Democracy -The Nature of Corporate Subordination -Two Kinds of Corporate Decision Making -The Scope of Public Capitalism Conclusion Chapter 4. Morality and the Invisible Hand -Morality, Altruism, and Capitalist Business Practice -The Implicit Morality of the Market -Comparing the Codes: Mutual Aid and Nonmaleficence -Comparing the Codes: Autonomy -Public Morality Chapter 5. Public Management -Cooperating with Government -The Legislative Authority of Management -Mergers and Acquisitions -Multinational Corporations Notes Works Cited Index Acknowledgments
Series Title: Haney Foundation series.
Responsibility: Christopher McMahon.
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"A frame-changing discussion of the conditions that would legitimize managerial authority in privately owned, publicly held corporations. McMahon opens up new questions in political theory and Read more...

 
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