The End of Lawyers?: Rethinking the Nature of Legal Services: Richard Susskind OBE

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“Susskind remains the only writer today who can put the future of lawyers and the legal professions on the agenda at the highest levels of government, [...]

Comparative Corporate Governance: Essays and Materials: Klaus J. Hopt, E. Wymeersch

Corporate governance has become an important issue in all industrial economies. It relates to the internal organization and power structure of the firm, the functioning of the board of directors both in the one-tier and the two-tier system, the ownership structure of the firm, and the interrelationships among management, board, shareholders and possibly [...]

Lawyers, Money, and Success: The Consequences of Dollar Obsession: Macklin Fleming

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…a shrewd, sober critique of modern legal practice, exposing economic injustices that the market must inevitably iron out. — The New York Times Book Review, Allen D. Boyer
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“This is an important contribution to the continuing debate [...]

Modern Legal Ethics (Hornbook Series Student Edition): Charles W. Wolfram

Authoritative coverage focuses on a lawyer’s fiduciary responsibility. Text describes the legal profession’s self-regulatory system and the professional codes that have emerged. Examines lawyers and the legal profession, including regulation and discipline. Provides a detailed discussion of the client-lawyer relationship. Judges and the quality of justice are also addressed. Provides systematic examination [...]

African-American Business Leaders: A Biographical Dictionary: John N. Ingham, Lynne B. Feldman

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This book surveys the accomplishments of 123 African Americans in the arena of business. Narrative profiles of 5-15 pages conclude with lengthy lists of references. Some of the biographical information for the profiles comes from primary sources, and the location of the individual’s papers are given, [...]

African American Entrepreneurship in Richmond, 1890-1940: The Funeral Industry and the Story of R.C. Scott (Studies in Entrepreneurship): Michael Plater

The study provides a case study of the Richmond African American funeral home industry and its role in the African American community’s economic system and power structure in the early 20th century, as well as assessing the history of funeral services in Europe and the US, a discussion of reasons w

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African American Entrepreneurship in Richmond, 1890-1940: The Funeral Industry and the Story of R.C. Scott (Studies in Entrepreneurship): Michael Plater

The study provides a case study of the Richmond African American funeral home industry and its role in the African American community’s economic system and power structure in the early 20th century, as well as assessing the history of funeral services in Europe and the US, a discussion of reasons w

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Barriers to International Technology Transfer (NATO Science Partnership Sub-Series: 4:): J. Kirkland

Most governments now recognise that effective technology transfer is vital to innovation and competitiveness, but the process by which ideas flow from universities to industry is complex. Several barriers can be identified: technological, cultural, legal and financial. Such problems have often been seen in isolation, but it is [...]

Healthy, Wealthy, & Fair: Health Care and the Good Society: James A. Morone, Lawrence R. Jacobs

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“Inequalities in wealth, income, knowledge and class cripple democratic citizens; inequalities in health care destroy lives. There is no more important issue for America than health care, and no more pressing need that that of health care reform. In Healthy, Wealthy, and Fair, distinguished health policy experts offer [...]

Healthy, Wealthy, & Fair: Health Care and the Good Society: James A. Morone, Lawrence R. Jacobs

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“Inequalities in wealth, income, knowledge and class cripple democratic citizens; inequalities in health care destroy lives. There is no more important issue for America than health care, and no more pressing need that that of health care reform. In Healthy, Wealthy, and Fair, distinguished health policy experts offer [...]