Title: The modern corporation and American political thought
First published: 1996
Description: Despite all that has been written about business and its role in American life, contemporary theories about the modern corporation as a social and political institution have failed to explain adequately the pervasiveness and complexity of corporate power in the twentieth century. Through an analysis of history, law, ideology, and economics that spans two centuries, Scott R. Bowman attempts to offer a complete interpretation of the way corporate power has achieved its dominant position in American society today. In The Modern Corporation and American Political Thought, Bowman demonstrates how judge-made and statutory laws have structured and regulated the growth of corporate power while preserving corporate autonomy. The argument unfolds within a historical framework that reconstructs the evolution of the corporation with reference to its two dimensions of power: internal (within the enterprise) and external (in society at large). Bowman examines and revises Marxist, pluralist, and managerial theories to develop his own political theory about class conflict and corporate power and offers fresh interpretations of the political thought of Herbert Croly, Walter Weyl, Thorstein Veblen, Peter F. Drucker, Adolph A. Berle, and John Kenneth Galbraith. Ultimately, this book sets forth the first political theory that adequately accounts for the power of the modern corporation in all its dimensions.
Subjects: Corporation law, Corporations, Political aspects, Political aspects of Corporations, Politics and government, Macht, Politisches Denken, Concerns, Bedrijfsleven, Unternehmensrecht, Politiek, Droit, Aspect politique, Wetgeving, Politique et gouvernement, Sociétés, Unternehmen, Corporation law, united states, United states, politics and government, 20th century
Places: United States
Time periods: 20th century
LC classification: HD2731 .B64 1996