Prerequisite: Corporations

Exam Type: No Exam

This reading group will consider the role of corporations and corporate actors in various forms of inequality, including gender, racial and economic inequality. Corporations are some of the most important actors on the planet, and across the globe society’s expectations of whether and how companies should address inequality are undergoing significant change. This reading group will consider the challenges such expectations place on corporate law and governance and will explore how corporate governance practices can contribute to or mitigate social and economic inequalities. We will examine the role that domestic and international institutions and stakeholders play in shaping the incentives of corporate actors’ approach to inequalities, as well as evolving approaches to the structure and operation of key corporate actors.

Note: This reading group will meet on the following dates: TBD.