The prospects for corporate governance operating as a vehicle for social change in South Africa
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Miles, L. and Jones, M. 2009. The prospects for corporate governance operating as a vehicle for social change in South Africa. Deakin law review. 14 (1), pp. 53-77.
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Title | The prospects for corporate governance operating as a vehicle for social change in South Africa |
Authors | Miles, L. and Jones, M. |
Abstract | A range of scholarly literature has emerged recently which discusses the extent to which the corporate governance regime in South Africa can incorporate the interests of stakeholders. This is a timely question in view of present movements toward such an approach in the country. At face value, adopting an approach which combines the interests of shareholders with those of stakeholders is ideal in a country which is trying to redress the extreme inequalities caused by exploitative and discriminative policies under the apartheid regime. But, as this article will argue, there are significant challenges to be met if this approach is to succeed. The article also questions whether, in the context of an emerging economy, companies are the most appropriate vehicle through which to promote the interests of employees, the environment, the local community and society at large. This article will be structured as follows. Part 1 describes the many socio- |
Research Group | Law and Politics |
Publisher | School of Law, Deakin University |
Journal | Deakin law review |
ISSN | 1321-3660 |
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2009 | |
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Deposited | 11 Jan 2010 |
Output status | Published |
Web address (URL) | http://heinonline.org/HOL/Page?handle=hein.journals/deakin14&id=1&size=2&collection=journals&index=journals/deakin |
Language | English |
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