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Varieties of capitalism, corporate governance and employment systems

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We live in a corporate world in which powerful business corporations shape and influence the activities of nation states, their national economies and their social relations. Varieties of Capitalism, Corporate Governance and Employees looks at what it is that moulds the activities of the corporations themselves? Do some societies have styles of regulation that enable corporations to operate freely in the pursuit of certain interests, where others are more constrained? And, if so, are Australian companies more inclined to pursue the financial interests of shareholders and owners at the expense of employees and creditors? Corporate governance may be guided in the pursuit of particular interests by many influences, including law, politics, capital and labour and other pressure groups. How these competing pressures balance out varies enormously from state to state. Bringing together the original research by lawyers, political economists and industrial relations scholars, Varieties of Capitalism, Corporate Governance and Employees is a first Australian contribution to these complex issues.  Read more...

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MUP academic monograph series

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300 Mar

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Hoboken, NJ : Melbourne University Press., 2008

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313[328] Pages

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English

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9780522855487, 0522855482

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300

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