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Kent Greenfield makes a compelling case for progressive corporate law reform in The Failure of Corporate Law. Through careful deconstruction of a traditional and yet fundamentally failed body of law, Greenfield offers an impressive reconstruction that hinges on a simple but truly profound claim-corporate law is vitally important. With so many fundamental questions about the role of corporations left largely unattended, at a time of dramatic socioeconomic change that crosses all borders, Greenfield offers a rich and thoughtful prescription for some of the most important and powerful institutions of our time. The Failure of Corporate Law is an exacting and challenging contribution to the study of corporate law and corporate governance. --William S. Laufer, author of Corporate Bodies, Guilty Minds -- William S. Laufer (10/31/2006)

"""Kent Greenfield demonstrates with remarkable clarity how a series of essential changes in the premises and obligations of the corporation can turn the nature of the beast in very positive directions."" - William Greider, author of The Soul of Capitalism: Opening Paths to a Moral Economy ""Greenfield commences with a reconsideration of the basic and generally accepted purposes and norms of law. The result is as startling as it is enlightening.... A seminal piece of writing that evidences dominance of a vast range of ideas, research, and critical thinking, and puts it into a coherent, well argued, accessible whole."" - Law and Politics Book Review"""

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Kent Greenfield is professor of law at Boston College Law School and served as a law clerk under Supreme Court Justice David H. Souter.

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