Christopher Mcmahon

Public Capitalism

The Political Authority of Corporate Executives

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Produktbeschreibung

Political philosopher Christopher McMahon argues that the social authority of corporate executives is best understood as a form of political authority. Public Capitalism explores the implications of that claim and sketches a new theoretical framework for discussion of the moral and political issues faced by corporate executives.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Amazon Digital Services LLC - Kdp
• Seitenzahl: 216
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. September 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 218mm x 145mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 408g
• ISBN-13: 9780812244441
• ISBN-10: 0812244443
• Artikelnr.: 35563166

Autorenporträt

Christopher McMahon is Professor of Philosophy at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and author of Reasonable Disagreement: A Theory of Political Morality, Collective Rationality and Collective Reasoning, and Authority and Democracy: A General Theory of Government and Management.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Chapter 1. The Public and the Private
—The Private Sector
—Public and Private Morality
—Public Officials
—The Moral Status of Corporations
Chapter 2. Legitimacy: The Private Model
—Employees as Agents
—The Normative Duality of Management
—Promising and Legitimacy
—The Receipt of Pay
—Self-interest and Corporate Policy
—Conclusion
Chapter 3. Legitimacy: The Public Model
—The Legitimacy of Political Authority
—The Corporate Case
—The Integrated Structure
—Corporate Democracy
—The Nature of Corporate Subordination
—Two Kinds of Corporate Decision Making
—The Scope of Public Capitalism
Conclusion
Chapter 4. Morality and the Invisible Hand
—Morality, Altruism, and Capitalist Business Practice
—The Implicit Morality of the Market
—Comparing the Codes: Mutual Aid and Nonmaleficence
—Comparing the Codes: Autonomy
—Public Morality
Chapter 5. Public Management
—Cooperating with Government
—The Legislative Authority of Management
—Mergers and Acquisitions
—Multinational Corporations
Notes
Works Cited
Index
Acknowledgments