A Casebook on Labour Law is made for every university labour or employment law course in the UK, set within European Union and international law. It covers (1) history and theory, (2) contract and rig
Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring Ewan McGaughey covers both common law and civil law countries, focusing on major jurisdictions such as the UK, India, the US, Germany, the European Union, and China. This Very Short Introduction is aimed at those studying, teaching, or practising company, corporate, or business law, courses in management, environmental policy, and international relations, as well as general readers. McGaughey explores the cutting edge debates in economics, politics, and law, representing a range of views, and considers possible solutions. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
Major enterprises shape our lives in countless ways: big tech and 'surveillance media' that affect democratic debate, algorithms that influence online shopping, transport to work and home, energy and agriculture corporations that drive climate damage, and public services that provide our education, health, water, and housing. The twentieth century experienced swings between private and public ownership, between capitalism and socialism, without any settled, principled outcome, and without settling major questions of how enterprises should be financed, governed and the rights we have in them. This book's main question is 'are there principles of enterprise law', and, if they are missing, 'what principles of enterprise law should there be'? Principles of Enterprise Law gives a functional account of the 'general' enterprise laws of companies, investment, labour, competition and insolvency, before moving into specific enterprises, from universities to the military. It is an original guide
