Political Economy of the Firm: Authority, Governance and Economic Democracy

An alternative theory of the firm is needed that helps better understand the nature and actual functioning of firms as well as the challenges raised by digital platform firms. In defining firms as economic collective ventures organised by political means, this book offers a ＂political economy＂ vision of firms.

Helena Lopes is Full Professor at Iscte-IUL in Lisbon (Department of Political Economy) and senior researcher at Dinâmia’Cet-Iscte.

Christophe Clerc is a lawyer. He teaches at Sciences Po Paris on the allocation of power within firms and is a corporate governance expert for the European Commission.