Entrepreneurs and Democracy

This book provides an exploration of the political roots of corporate governance.

List of figures and tables; Introduction; Part I. Establishing the Ideological Foundations: The Contribution of Liberal Political Philosophy: 1. The invisible crown: political foundations of the legitimate entrepreneur; 2. Society fragmented and the role of democracy; Part II. Understanding How Corporate Governance Evolves: The Contribution of History: 3. Familial governance (c.1800-1920): economic enfranchisement and the founder as entrepreneur; 4. Managerial governance (c.1920-70): separation of powers and management as the entrepreneur; 5. Post managerial governance (from c.1970): ownership of the large corporation reaches unprecedented mass and fragments into multiple poles; 6. Interpreting public governance: representation and debate signify a new step towards democratization; Part III. Corporate Governance and Performance: 7. The pure economic model of corporate governance: an analysis; 8. Critique of the pure economic model of corporate governance; 9. Economic performance, corporate governance, and the fragmentation of ownership; Epilogue.