This chapter establishes the theoretical foundation for contrasting corporate contractualism and Bottomley’s corporate constitutionalism. It examines their divergent origins, methodologies, approaches to internal corporate arrangements, and relationships with the state, while also identifying points of convergence. By revealing the shift from an economic-contractual to a political-constitutional perspective, the chapter highlights corporate constitutionalism’s potential to address governance failures such as Carillion’s collapse.

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Corporate Contractualism vs Corporate Constitutionalism—A Comparative Evaluation

  • Yifei Yang

摘要

This chapter establishes the theoretical foundation for contrasting corporate contractualism and Bottomley’s corporate constitutionalism. It examines their divergent origins, methodologies, approaches to internal corporate arrangements, and relationships with the state, while also identifying points of convergence. By revealing the shift from an economic-contractual to a political-constitutional perspective, the chapter highlights corporate constitutionalism’s potential to address governance failures such as Carillion’s collapse.