Preface
CHAPTER 1: The Companies We Keep: An Introduction
PART ONE: SURVEYING THE SCENE
CHAPTER 2: Looking for Good Company: Bubbles and Blemishes
CHAPTER 3: The Adventures of Company: History and Structure
CHAPTER 4: Closing the Gap: The Democractic State We Are In
CHAPTER 5: Size Matters: From Big to Bigger
PART TWO: TAKING STOCK
CHAPTER 6: On Behalf of Shareholders: Private Property and Social Wealth
CHAPTER 7: The (In)Discipline of Markets: Prophets as Profiteers
CHAPTER 8: A Democracy of Elites: Shareholders as Citizens
CHAPTER 9: The Age of Institutions: Rise and Ruse?
PART THREE: MOVING FORWARD
CHAPTER 10: Little Republics: From Corpocracy to Democracy
CHAPTER 11: The Democractic Corporation: Limits and Liabilities
CHAPTER 12: Board Games: Rights and Responsibilities
CHAPTER 13: Calling the Shots: Matters of Membership
CHAPTER 14: Beyond Form: Transparency and Accountability
CHAPTER 15: The Companies We Want: A Conclusion
Notes
APPENDIX 1: The Top Sixty Public and Private Canadian Corporations, 2004
APPENDIX 2: A Comparison of Corporate Government in Capitalist Societies
APPENDIX 3: Chart Sources
Index