"Great Barrington books"--Ser. t.p.

Stock characters and ordinary scripts -- Why corporation law matters -- Capital structure, dramatic structure -- Understanding the moral (learning from cases) -- Directors' fiduciary duties: loyalty -- Directors' fiduciary duties: due care -- Managers as heroes -- Shareholders as strategic actors -- Struggles for control of the corporation -- Agency, responsibility, and limited liability -- Views of the institution -- Corporations and the state -- The mirror of securities law -- Conclusiong: charting the corporation's place in civil society.