Standards and standardization aim to render the world equivalent across cultures, time, and geography. Standards are ubiquitous but underappreciated tools for regulating and organizing social life in modernity, and they lurk in the background of many sociological works. Reviewing the relevance...

"Accompanying a 2023 exhibition at the Morgan Library & Museum, Medieval Money, Merchants, and Morality focuses on the economic revolution that took place in the Middle Ages and early Renaissance in Europe. Featuring essays by Diane Wolfthal and additional contributions by Steven A. Epstein,...

Purpose – To provide an overview of the guidance for proxy firms and investment advisers included in the Staff Legal Bulletin released this year by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) after its four-year comprehensive review of the proxy system. Design/methodology/approach –...