Lorraine Talbot
Biographic Data
| ID | 3437389 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lorraine Talbot |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lorraine |
| FAMILY NAME | Talbot |
| SIGNATURE | TALBOT L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Birmingham Law School, University of Birmingham |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Revealing the Company of Merchants of England Trading to the East Indies through law and the painted moment
Teleological histories frequently identify the emergence of company law in England as originating in the charter corporations of the Elizabethan period. I argue that while the corporations created for foreign trade helped amass the wealth required for the capitalist development which would subsequently shape the modern company, corporations are not its organisational origin story. I demonstrate this using a multi-disciplinary study of the East In…
When less is less
In this article, I take issue with settled claims that the organizational features of the corporation make it the most effective enabler of growth under capitalism – an assumption that has focused various growth‐critical narratives on mechanisms to regulate corporate growth. I argue that such narratives are flawed because, far from always blindly amplifying growth, the corporate form often operationalizes degrowth to protect capital. This argumen…
Why corporations inhibit social progress
A deficit of social progress is directly attributable to the corporation and its ability to operationalise inequality and to inhibit innovation. In ‘Markets, Finance and Corporations. Does Capitalism have a Future?’ we set out how and why the corporation creates barriers to social progress by perpetuating inequality and exploitation and in directing innovation to increase profit rather than meet the needs of society
Peter Dauvergne and Genevieve LeBaron. Protest Inc. The Corporatization of Activism
Why Shareholders Shouldn't Vote
This paper argues that liquidity, short‐termism and low involvement in corporate governance are fundamental ingredients of shareholders’ value maximisation strategies. Neither shareholders nor their representatives will voluntarily adopt restrictions which inhibit their ability to pursue these strategies, such as those presented by the S tewardship C odes. Utilising M arxist and progressive theory this paper evidences the tendency for all capital…
Peter Dauvergne and Genevieve LeBaron. Protest Inc. The Corporatization of Activism
Revealing the Company of Merchants of England Trading to the East Indies through law and the painted moment
Teleological histories frequently identify the emergence of company law in England as originating in the charter corporations of the Elizabethan period. I argue that while the corporations created for foreign trade helped amass the wealth required for the capitalist development which would subsequently shape the modern company, corporations are not its organisational origin story. I demonstrate this using a multi-disciplinary study of the East In…
When less is less
In this article, I take issue with settled claims that the organizational features of the corporation make it the most effective enabler of growth under capitalism – an assumption that has focused various growth‐critical narratives on mechanisms to regulate corporate growth. I argue that such narratives are flawed because, far from always blindly amplifying growth, the corporate form often operationalizes degrowth to protect capital. This argumen…
Why Shareholders Shouldn't Vote
This paper argues that liquidity, short‐termism and low involvement in corporate governance are fundamental ingredients of shareholders’ value maximisation strategies. Neither shareholders nor their representatives will voluntarily adopt restrictions which inhibit their ability to pursue these strategies, such as those presented by the S tewardship C odes. Utilising M arxist and progressive theory this paper evidences the tendency for all capital…
Peter Dauvergne and Genevieve LeBaron. Protest Inc. The Corporatization of Activism
Why corporations inhibit social progress
A deficit of social progress is directly attributable to the corporation and its ability to operationalise inequality and to inhibit innovation. In ‘Markets, Finance and Corporations. Does Capitalism have a Future?’ we set out how and why the corporation creates barriers to social progress by perpetuating inequality and exploitation and in directing innovation to increase profit rather than meet the needs of society
When less is less
In this article, I take issue with settled claims that the organizational features of the corporation make it the most effective enabler of growth under capitalism – an assumption that has focused various growth‐critical narratives on mechanisms to regulate corporate growth. I argue that such narratives are flawed because, far from always blindly amplifying growth, the corporate form often operationalizes degrowth to protect capital. This argumen…
Revealing the Company of Merchants of England Trading to the East Indies through law and the painted moment
Teleological histories frequently identify the emergence of company law in England as originating in the charter corporations of the Elizabethan period. I argue that while the corporations created for foreign trade helped amass the wealth required for the capitalist development which would subsequently shape the modern company, corporations are not its organisational origin story. I demonstrate this using a multi-disciplinary study of the East In…
Economics (5 works) · Political science (4 works) · Law (3 works) · Business (2 works) · Corporate governance (2 works) · Corporation (2 works) · Economic Theory and Institutions (2 works) · Economic Theory and Policy (2 works) · Finance (2 works) · Finance (2 works)