Bad corporate governance is often invoked to explain poor enterprise performance, but the catch phrase is never precisely defined. Neither its consequences for the real economy, nor its causes in particular countries has been adequately explained. This paper uses Russian enterprise examples to...

The article is a rejoinder to Andrew J. Seltzer's article, published in <italic>Business History</italic> in August 2010, which critiqued an article published in May 2008 on the topic of clerical salaries in London, 1870-1914. It examines trends in salaries and promotions of branch clerks at the London, County...

This essay explores a puzzle from the world of property theory, that is from the world of mine and yours, the basic social organizational molecules with which we build our sense of justice. The puzzle is this: why is there so little variety in the forms of property people use across the world?...

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The article questions the view that the economic position of male clerical workers in London was deteriorating over the period 1870-1914. It is generally accepted that clerical work for men suffered a downturn due to the impact of the Second Industrial Revolution which transformed office work as...