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245 10 a| Capitalism, corporations and the social contracth| [electronic resource] :b| a critique of stakeholder theory /c| Samuel F. Mansell.;

260 a| Cambridge :b| Cambridge University Press,c| 2013.;

300 a| xi, 185 pages ;c| 24 cm.;

490 0 a| Business, value creation, and society;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 168-176) and index.;

505 8 a| Machine generated contents note: Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. An introduction to stakeholder theory; 3. The philosophy of stakeholder theory; 4. The corporation as a private association in a market economy; 5. The corporation as a sovereign power in a market econotmy; 6. Shareholder theory and its limitations; 7. Conclusion; References.;

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520 a| "In whose interests should a corporation be run? Over the last thirty years the field of 'stakeholder theory' has proposed a distinctive answer: a corporation should be run in the interests of all its primary stakeholders - including employees, customers, suppliers and financiers - without contradicting the ethical principles on which capitalism stands. This book offers a critique of this central claim. It argues that by applying the political concept of a 'social contract' to the corporation, stakeholder theory in fact undermines the principles on which a market economy is based. The argument builds upon an extensive review of the stakeholder literature and an analysis of its philosophical foundations, particularly concerning the social contract tradition of John Rawls and his predecessors. The book concludes by offering a qualified version of Milton Friedman's shareholder theory as a more justifiable account of the purpose of a corporation"--c| Provided by publisher.;

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Capitalism, corporations and the social contract a critique of stakeholder theory / Samuel F. Mansell.

Author/creator	Mansell, Samuel F.
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2013.
Description	xi, 185 pages ; 24 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects	Social responsibility of business. Social contract. Capitalism--Moral and ethical aspects.

Series	Business, value creation, and society
Contents	Machine generated contents note: Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. An introduction to stakeholder theory; 3. The philosophy of stakeholder theory; 4. The corporation as a private association in a market economy; 5. The corporation as a sovereign power in a market econotmy; 6. Shareholder theory and its limitations; 7. Conclusion; References.
Abstract	"In whose interests should a corporation be run? Over the last thirty years the field of 'stakeholder theory' has proposed a distinctive answer: a corporation should be run in the interests of all its primary stakeholders - including employees, customers, suppliers and financiers - without contradicting the ethical principles on which capitalism stands. This book offers a critique of this central claim. It argues that by applying the political concept of a 'social contract' to the corporation, stakeholder theory in fact undermines the principles on which a market economy is based. The argument builds upon an extensive review of the stakeholder literature and an analysis of its philosophical foundations, particularly concerning the social contract tradition of John Rawls and his predecessors. The book concludes by offering a qualified version of Milton Friedman's shareholder theory as a more justifiable account of the purpose of a corporation"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 168-176) and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2012032863
ISBN	9781107015524 (hardback)

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