This chapter discusses the legal issues of rescue and corporate social responsibility during times of public crisis. It analyzes a corporate board's fiduciary duty related to the management of a public crisis and the provision of aid to government and the public. The thesis is that American...

The source of irresponsible business is a systems failure involving an ill-conceived interface between government, the law, investors, and firms. Addressing this systemic failure requires reform of our capitalist system to build a partnership between the four parties that recognizes the function...