Economics, the financial crisis and corporate responsibility

Abstract

Purpose

This paper aims to reconsider “the crisis” in terms of a failure in dominant economic thinking and to discuss the repercussions for corporate governance.

Design/methodology/approach

The paper provides a rational narrative deconstruction of the crisis.

Findings

The paper suggests a new agenda for collaborative research and activism in the direction of more effective governance.

Originality/value

The paper concludes with a radical agenda for a new way of thinking.

Citation

Marsden, C. (2010), "Economics, the financial crisis and corporate responsibility", Corporate Governance, Vol. 10 No. 4, pp. 360-364. https://doi.org/10.1108/14720701011069597