Making the Market Victorian Origins of Corporate Capitalism |
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| Author:
| Johnson, Paul |
| Series title: | Cambridge Studies in Economic History - Second Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-511-75053-3 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2010 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Digital (delivered electronically) |
| List Price: | AUD $200.00 |
Book Description:
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This innovative study analyses the origin of capitalist institutions such as limited companies, shares and stock markets, revealing how and why they were constructed. It explores the moral, economic and legal assumptions that supported this formal institutional structure, and which continue to shape the corporate economy of today.
This innovative study analyses the origin of capitalist institutions such as limited companies, shares and stock markets, revealing how and why they were constructed. It explores the moral, economic and legal assumptions that supported this formal institutional structure, and which continue to shape the corporate economy of today.