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Reinier Kraakman et al., The Anatomy of Corporate Law: A Comparative and Functional Approach

Reinier Kraakman et al., The Anatomy of Corporate Law: A Comparative and Functional Approach BOO K REVIEW 2004] 1011 REINIER KRAAKMAN E T AL., TH E ANATOMY O F CORPORATE LAW: A COM­ PARATIVE AND FUNCTIONAL APPROACH (Oxford University Press 2004) Reviewed by Luca Enriques* Th e Comparative Anatomy of Corporate La w I. INTRODUCTION: TH E FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY OF THE ANATOMY OF CORPORATE LAW Seven leading corporate law scholars from top academic and re ­ search institutions in seven countries and three continents worked together for nin e years to produce th e first global and comprehensive comparative and functional analysis of corporate law. The authors managed to meet "half a dozen" times together, and many more times in smaller groups, to discuss their enterprise and prepare "countless" drafts of each chapter. Three conferences and a number of seminar presentations gave the authors feedback from other aca­ demics, and meanwhile the chapters "circulated around the world countless times for revisions, comments etc." The recognized intel­ lectual leader among the authors is Reinier Kraakman, a Harvard Law School Professor, who ha d already made path-breaking contri­ butions to corporate law studies, often in partnershi p with one of th e others, Henry Hansmann. Their team effort was organized under th e stewardship of http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png American Journal of Comparative Law Oxford University Press

Reinier Kraakman et al., The Anatomy of Corporate Law: A Comparative and Functional Approach

Enriques, Luca
American Journal of Comparative Law , Volume 52 (4) – Oct 1, 2004
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Oxford University Press
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© 2004 by The American Society of Comparative Law, Inc.
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0002-919X
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10.2307/4144473
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BOO K REVIEW 2004] 1011 REINIER KRAAKMAN E T AL., TH E ANATOMY O F CORPORATE LAW: A COM­ PARATIVE AND FUNCTIONAL APPROACH (Oxford University Press 2004) Reviewed by Luca Enriques* Th e Comparative Anatomy of Corporate La w I. INTRODUCTION: TH E FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY OF THE ANATOMY OF CORPORATE LAW Seven leading corporate law scholars from top academic and re ­ search institutions in seven countries and three continents worked together for nin e years to produce th e first global and comprehensive comparative and functional analysis of corporate law. The authors managed to meet "half a dozen" times together, and many more times in smaller groups, to discuss their enterprise and prepare "countless" drafts of each chapter. Three conferences and a number of seminar presentations gave the authors feedback from other aca­ demics, and meanwhile the chapters "circulated around the world countless times for revisions, comments etc." The recognized intel­ lectual leader among the authors is Reinier Kraakman, a Harvard Law School Professor, who ha d already made path-breaking contri­ butions to corporate law studies, often in partnershi p with one of th e others, Henry Hansmann. Their team effort was organized under th e stewardship of

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Published: Oct 1, 2004

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