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Political Economy of the Firm: Authority, Governance, and Economic Democracy
An alternative theory of the firm is needed that helps better understand the nature and actual functioning of firms as well as the challenges raised by digital platform firms. In defining firms as economic collective ventures organised by political means, this book offers a "political economy" vision of firms.
| Author(s) | By Helena Lopes, Christophe Clerc. |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Format | Hardback |
| Pages | 128 |
| Published in | United Kingdom |
| Published | 12 Dec 2023 |
| Availability | Not yet available |
An alternative theory of the firm is needed that helps better understand the nature and actual functioning of firms as well as the challenges raised by digital platform firms. In defining firms as economic collective ventures organised by political means, this book offers a "political economy" vision of firms.
Introduction Chapter 1: The agency theory of the firm - Discarding authority and the collective Chapter 2: Authority in work organisations - Definitions and challenges Chapter 3: The firm considered from the work standpoint - Why do workers cooperate? Cha
Helena Lopes is Full Professor at Iscte-IUL in Lisbon (Department of Political Economy) and senior researcher at Dinamia'Cet-Iscte. Christophe Clerc is a lawyer. He teaches at Sciences Po Paris on the allocation of power within firms and is a corporate
