1. Introduction.- 2. Economic Theories of the Firm.- 3. Theory of Commercial Law: Past Approaches.- 4. Theory of Commercial Law: Management-based Commercial Law.- 5. Theories of Corporate Law and Corporations: Past Approaches.- 6. Legal and Economic Theories of Corporate Governance: Past Approaches.- 7. Theory of Corporate Governance: Proposed Legal Theory.- 8. Self-enforcing Governance Models.- 9. Corporate Governance and Innovation.- 10. Theory of Corporate Law: Proposed Theory.