Fiduciaries and trust : ethics, politics, economics and law /

"We begin with two bibliographical observations. First, scholarly interest in trust is no recent phenomenon, but lately there has been a flowering of academic literature studying numerous dimensions of trust from the standpoints of philosophy, economics, sociology and psychology. The depth and...

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Corporate Authors: Fiduciaries and trust Conference University of Melbourne, Law School; University of Melbourne. Law School
Group Author: Miller, Paul B. Law teacher; Harding, Matthew, 1974
Published: Cambridge University Press,
Publisher Address: Cambridge, United Kingdom :
Publication Dates: 2020.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
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Summary: "We begin with two bibliographical observations. First, scholarly interest in trust is no recent phenomenon, but lately there has been a flowering of academic literature studying numerous dimensions of trust from the standpoints of philosophy, economics, sociology and psychology. The depth and richness of this literature is impressive but hardly surprising, given that trust itself is a notoriously complex, elusive, and fact-specific phenomenon. Secondly, scholarly interest in the fiduciary principle that plays such a central role in common law legal systems with a tradition of equity was sca
Carrier Form: xi, 343 pages ; 26 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9781108480420 (hardback) :
110848042X (hardback)
9781108727389 (paperback)
1108727387 (paperback)
9781108616225 (epub)
1108616224 (epub)
9781108572347 (ebook)
1108572340 (ebook)
Index Number: K795
CLC: D912.282-532
Call Number: D912.282-532/F451/2018
Contents: Introduction / Paul B. Miller & Matthew Harding -- Fiduciary Grounds and Reasons / Paul Faulkner -- Trust and Advice / Andrew S. Gold -- Contracts, Fiduciary Relationships, and Trust / Matthew Harding -- Trust, Autonomy, and the Fiduciary Relationship / Carolyn McLeod and Emma Ryman -- The Psychology of Trust and Fiduciary Obligations / Tess Wilkinson-Ryan -- Stakeholder Fiduciaries / Evan J. Criddle -- Trustees and Agents Behaving Badly : When and How is 'Bad Faith' Relevant? / James E. Penner -- Conflict, Profit, Bias, Misuse of Power: Dimensions of Governance / Lionel D. Smith -- Trust an