Corpocracy: How CEOs and the Business Roundtable Hijacked the World's Greatest Wealth Machine -- And How to Get It Back

by Robert A. G. Monks

Overview

Shareholder control over large corporations is worryingly weak and the unrestrained hunt for profits is taking a toll on the environment and society. In Corpocracy, corporate lawyer, venture capitalist, and shareholder activist Robert Monks reveals how corporations abuse their power and what we the people must do to rein them in. In a clear and careful analysis, Monks outlines a plan for reconciling the competing interests of corporations and society through thoughtful shareholder activism.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780470145098
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	12/04/2007
Pages:	272
Sales rank:	631,917
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Robert A. G. Monks is the founder of ISS, The Corporate Library, the LENS Fund, and Governance for Owners. A CEO in two industries and the director of ten publicly traded companies, he was placed in charge of the national pension system and made a founding trustee of the Federal Employees Retirement System by Ronald Reagan. He has written six books in the fields of governance, including, with Nell Minow, Corporate Governance.

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Table of Contents

Preface.

Acknowledgments.

Definition.

Chapter 1: An Audience with the Emperor.

Chapter 2: Economics Ascendant.

Chapter 3: The Godfather.

Chapter 4: The Business Roundtable.

Chapter 5: Inside the Corpocracy.

Chapter 6: House Take.

Chapter 7: Efficiences "R" Us.

Chapter 8: Return of the Blob.

Chapter 9: The Great and the Good.

Chapter 10: Still, I Dare to Dream.

Appendix.

Notes.

Index.

Editorial Reviews

...a formidable polemic …its unarguable point aboutunaccountable corporate power cannot be ignored." (The FinancialTimes, January 28, 2008)

"a facinating read" (City AM podcast www.cityam.com,Wednesday 23rd January 2008)

"...a timely new book...deserves to be read."  (Pensions& Investments, Monday 21st January 2008)

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