This paper focuses on illuminating the idea of a stake within stakeholding discourse. To do this involves forming a prior conception of what stakeholding constitutes. Focusing on the individual strand in stakeholding, it will argue that this is best seen as left popular capitalism. Core to this is a developmental view of the self, which occurs through the possession of stakes. This philosophical anthropology conditions the form and content of what stakes are offered.
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