With the advent of globalization - where corporate organizations and the commercial relations that accompany them are argued to be becoming increasingly transnational - the locus of powers, authorities, and responsibilities has shifted to the global level. The nation-state arena is losing its...

The current model of corporate governance needs reform. There is mounting evidence that the practices of shareholder primacy drive company directors and executives to adopt the same short time horizon as financial markets. Pressure to meet the demands of the financial markets drives stock...

ch. 1. Introduction -- ch. 2. The relationship between the financial and industrial sector in the United Kingdom economy -- ch. 3. Capitalist profit calculation and inflation accounting -- ch. 4. Capitalist profit calculation and inflation accounting : a comment / Angelo Reati -- ch. 5. Economic...

1. Introduction -- 2. The American industrial policy debate : any lessons for the UK? / Grahame Thompson -- 3. Made in USA / Karel Williams -- 4. Accounting for failure in the nationalized enterprises : coal, steel and cars since 1970 / Karel Williams. [et al.] -- 5. The end of mass production?...