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    It is not the case that Firms should be governed democratically

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    Reasons For

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    Reason for 1 of 2
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    • 1.Firms, unlike states, are voluntary associations that members can exit, making democratic legitimation unnecessary for authority.
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    • 2.The exit mechanism (Hirschman) provides sufficient protection against managerial power without requiring voice through democratic governance.
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    Reason for 2 of 2
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    • 1.Shareholders bear residual financial risk that employees do not, grounding a Lockean property-based claim to governance control.
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    • 2.Democratic governance severs the link between risk-bearing and decision-making authority, creating perverse incentive structures that harm firm performance and third parties alike.
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    Reasons Against

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    • 1.Firms should be governed democratically
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    • 2.Firms are like states in the relevant respects that justify democratic governance
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