| Description |
1 online resource (1 volume) |
| Series |
Political economy of institutions and decisions |
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Political economy of institutions and decisions.
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| Contents |
Preliminaries; Contents; Tables; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 The Legal Framework; 2 The Pre-1720 Business Corporation; 3 The Bubble Act, Its Passage, and Its Effects; 4 Two Distinct Paths of Organizational Development: Transport and Insurance; 5 The Joint-Stock Business Corporation; 6 Trusts, Partnerships, and the Unincorporated Company; 7 The Progress of the Joint-Stock Organization; 8 The Attitudes of the Business Community; 9 The Joint-Stock Company in Court; 10 The Joint-Stock Company in Parliament; Conclusion; Appendices; Bibliography; Index of Cases; Index of Statutes |
| Summary |
This book addresses the apparent discrepancy between the developing economy of England between 1720-1844, and the stagnant legal framework of business organization during the same period. The book specifically focuses on the ways by which the legal-economic nexus of the period gave rise to the modern institutions of organizing business |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-321) and indexes |
| Subject |
Business enterprises -- Law and legislation -- Great Britain -- History
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Business enterprises -- Law and legislation.
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Great Britain.
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| Genre/Form |
History.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
0511049048 |
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9780511049040 |
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