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Investing in Innovation

Confronting Predatory Value Extraction in the U.S. Corporation

William Lazonick (The Academic-Industry Research Network)

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English
Cambridge University Press
30 November 2023
Business corporations interact with household units and government agencies to make investments in productive capabilities required to generate innovative goods and services. When they work harmoniously, these three types of organizations constitute 'the investment triad'. The Biden administration's Build Back Better agenda to restore sustainable prosperity in the United States has focused on investment in productive capabilities by government agencies and household units. Largely absent from the Biden agenda have been policy initiatives to ensure that, given government and household investment in productive capabilities, the governance of major U.S. business corporations supports investment in innovation. This Element explains how corporate financialization, manifested by predatory value extraction in the name of 'maximizing shareholder value', undermines investment in innovation in the United States. It concludes by outlining a policy framework, beginning with a ban on stock buybacks, that confronts predatory value extraction and puts in place social institutions that support sustainable prosperity.

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Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
ISBN:   9781009410731
ISBN 10:   1009410733
Series:   Elements in Corporate Governance
Pages:   75
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Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

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