The capitalist case against the corporation

Review of Social Economy

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 85-113

  Van Eeghen, Piet Hein ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Capitalism; Corporation; Principle of personal responsibility; Socialism

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937265532     PISSN: 00346764     EISSN: 14701162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00346769700000025     Document Type: Article

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