Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Chapter 1. The Corporation Nation Emerges 1
4. Chapter 2. Before the Constitution 9
5. Chapter 3. Corporate Iniquity 25
6. Chapter 4. Corporate Ubiquity 49
7. Chapter 5. The Benefits of Big 80
8. Chapter 6. Governance Principles 116
9. Chapter 7. Governance Failures 152
10. Chapter 8. Regulation Rising 173
11. Chapter 9. Corporate Governance and Regulation since the Civil War 192
12. Chapter 10. Reforming Corporate Governance 215
13. Notes 231
14. Index 305
15. Acknowledgments 319