Ownership of Enterprise

Name: Ownership of Enterprise
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ISBN: 9780674001718

ISBN-10: 0674001710

ISBN-13: 9780674001718

Edition: 1996

Authors: Henry Hansmann

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The investor-owned corporation is the conventional form for structuring large-scale enterprise in market economies. But it is not the only one. Even in the United States, noncapitalist firms play a vital role in many sectors. Employee-owned firms have long been prominent in the service professions--law, accounting, investment banking, medicine--and are becoming increasingly important in other industries. The buyout of United Airlines by its employees is the most conspicuous recent instance. Farmer-owned produce cooperatives dominate the market for most basic agricultural commodities. Consumer-owned utilities provide electricity to one out of eight households. Key firms such as MasterCard,…

Book details

List price: $39.00
Copyright year: 1996
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication date: 3/15/2000
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 384
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.342
Language: English



Preface


Introduction



A Theory of Enterprise Ownership



An Analytic Framework



The Costs of Contracting



The Costs of Ownership



Producer-Owned Enterprise



Invertor-Owned Firms



The Benefits and Costs of Employee Ownership



Governing Employee-Owned Firms



Agricultural and Other Producer Cooperatives



Customer-Owned Enterprise



Retail, Wholesale, and Supply Firms



Utilities



Clubs and Other Associative Organizations



Housing



Nonprofit and Mutual Enterprise



Nonprofit Firms



Banks



Insurance Companies Conclusion


Notes


Sources


Index