The Transformation of Wall Street : A History of the Securities and Exchange Commission and Modern Corporate Finance (3RD)

The principal actor in the transformation of U.S. corporate finance has been the Securities and Exchange Commission, according to Seligman (Washington U. School of Law in St. Louis). In this revised edition of his history of the organization, created in response to corporate governance scandals exposed in the wake of the stock market crash of 1929, he describes the regulatory history of the commission, emphasizing issues concerning the structure of the securities markets. Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)