The SEC and the Public Interest

by Susan M. Phillips and J. Richard Zecher

Book Overview

"Throughout most of its 44-year history, the Securities and Exchange Commission enjoyed a reputation as one of the government's most effective and admired agencies; widely regarded by the public as dynamic, vigilant, productive, and unbeholden to either politicians or the securities industry," according to an article in Business Week. "Today, however, a lot fewer people view the agency that way, and increasingly it is under attack for moving farther...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262661764
• ISBN13: 9780262661768
• Release Date: May 1981
• Publisher: Mit Press
• Length: 177 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher