Critically assess and evaluate how the concept has developed and the extent to which you agree with Milton Friedman’s article.

This assignment will be marked out of100%.

This assignment contributes to50% of the total module marks.

The word limit for the assignment is 3,000 words.

Footnotes and Bibliography will not be included in the word count but should not be abused.

Assessment Task

Answer the following question:

In his article “The Social Responsibility of Business is to Increase its Profits” (1970) the Nobel-prize winning economist Milton Friedman argued that the only social responsibility of business is to increase its profits for the benefit of shareholders.

Consider the above statement in the light of the developing and complex concept of corporate governance. Critically assess and evaluate how the concept has developed and the extent to which you agree with Milton Friedman’s article.

Learning Outcomes to be assessed(as specified in the validated module descriptor):

1. To demonstrate a high level knowledge of the law relating to commercial and consumer law.

2. To critically analyse, evaluate and apply laws relating to commercial and consumer law contracts.

3. To assess the role and obligations of different governmental and non-governmental agencies in terms of commercial practice, trading standards and consumer protection.

Grading Criteria:

A copy of the LLM Marking Criteria can be found on VLE under the section of ‘Rubrics’ tab.