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Selected Works of J.S. Nelson
Contribution to Book
Bringing Ethics Back to Friedman’s Call to Purpose for the Next 50 Years
MILTON FRIEDMAN 50 YEARS LATER, A REEVALUATION (2020)
  • J.S. Nelson
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Abstract
Fifty years ago, Friedman compellingly presented his argument for shareholder primacy. But as currently implemented, shareholder primacy threatens the unifying purposes that drove people to form corporations to begin with. It’s time for a re-examination of what binds us together to do great things.
Keywords
  • Friedman,
  • 50th Anniversary,
  • Corporations,
  • Shareholder Primacy,
  • Purpose,
  • History
Disciplines
Publication Date
December 22, 2020
Editor
Luigi Zingales, Jana Kasperkevic, & Asher Schechter
Publisher
Stigler Center for the Study of the Economy and the State, The University of Chicago, Booth School of Business
Citation Information
J.S. Nelson. "Bringing Ethics Back to Friedman’s Call to Purpose for the Next 50 Years" ChicagoMILTON FRIEDMAN 50 YEARS LATER, A REEVALUATION (2020)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/josephine_sandler_nelson/62/