Trump, Foucault and Pre-Modern Governance and First and Second Drafts of History

Publication Date: 08/02/2017

Publisher: SSRN eLibrary

Abstract:

“No one ever accused this company of being a democracy!” – Private comment of a CEO of a major multinational corporation, overheard ca. 1990.

This quote came to mind as I read a news story about Donald J. Trump’s executive orders, signed in Week 1 of his Presidency of the United States. On his first full day in the office, the CEO-in-the-White-House invited a group of CEOs of major US corporations to discuss the future governance of America. CEOs have been practicing corporate governance forever, and must know a thing or two about it. By the end of the meeting, surely they knew a lot more, because they were there to learn from each other, and from Trump.

https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/29136/

https://ssrn.com/abstract=2913116

Source: Manual