Table of Contents
I. INTRODUCTIONCOMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVES ON THE EVOLUTION OF THE UNINCORPORATED FIRM, Joseph A. McCaheryII. THEORY: PARTNERSHIP AND CLOSE CORPORATION LAWTHE ESSENTIAL ROLE OF ORGANIZATIONAL LAW, Henry Hansmann and Reinier KraakmanAN ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF SHARED PROPERTY IN PARTNERSHIP AND CLOSE CORPORATIONS LAW, John Armour and Michael J. WhincopMATCH-SPECIFIC ASSETS AND MINORITY OPPRESSION IN THE CLOSE CORPORATION, Edward B. Rock and Michael L. WachterBRACKETED FLEXIBILITY: STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE LEVEL THE PLAYING FIELD, Claire Moore DickersonIII. EVOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP AND CLOSE CORPORATION LAWTHE EVOLVING PARTNERSHIP, Larry E. RibsteinFEDERAL TAX LAW AND THE LIMITED LIABILITY MOVEMENT, William J. CallisonTHE EVOLUTION OF CLOSELY HELD BUSINESS FORMS IN EUROPE, Joseph A. McCahery and Erik P.M. VermeulenTRANSATLANTIC PERSPECTIVES ON PARTNERSHIP LAW: RISK AND STABILITY, Deborah H. DeMottIV. LEGISLATIVE REFORM INITIATIVES: THE UNITED KINGDOM, THE UNITED STATES, AND THE EUROPEAN UNIONLIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIPS IN THE UK: DO THEY HAVE A ROLE FOR SMALL BUSINESS, Judith FreedmanPARTNERSHIP LAW REFORM IN THE UK, Geoffrey MorseTHE FAILED UNITED STATES EXPERIMENT IN UNINCORPORATED BUSINESS ENTITY REFORM, Allan Walker VestalPITFALLS IN PARTNERSHIP LAW REFORM: THE UNITED STATES EXPERIENCE, Donald J. WeidnerTHE EUROPEAN PRIVATE COMPANY, Robert DruryREFORMS IN DUTCH PARTNERSHIP LAW, Theo RaaijmakersTHE TAXATION OF HYBRID ENTITIES IN EUROPE, Peter Essers and Gerard Meussen