Corporations: A Study of the Origin and Development of Great Business Combinations and of Their Relation to the Authority of the StateThe purpose of this work is to trace the historical development of corporate forms and the social functions that have successively been performed within them. The subject of corporations is divided on the basis of those that have been of service to mankind under conditions prevalent in the past and those at the turn of the twentieth century. Covered are: ecclesiastical corporations; feudalism and corporations; municipalities; gilds; educational and eleemosynary corporations; national England; regulated companies; regulated exclusive companies; joint-stock companies; colonial companies; legal view of corporations; and modern corporations. |
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... persons entirely distinct and different in their rights and duties from other members of society and consequently have become more similar to each other ; they have come to a realization rather of their affinity to society than of their ...
... persons entirely distinct and different in their rights and duties from other members of society and consequently have become more similar to each other ; they have come to a realization rather of their affinity to society than of their ...
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... persons who [ had ] acquired proficiency in literature , science and art by the pursuit of [ a ] course of education and of rewarding them by academical degrees , as evidence of their respec- tive attainments , and marks of honor ...
... persons who [ had ] acquired proficiency in literature , science and art by the pursuit of [ a ] course of education and of rewarding them by academical degrees , as evidence of their respec- tive attainments , and marks of honor ...
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... persons having a vital connection as instructors or administrators with the colleges , but in the University of London , the distinct interests and geographical separation of the colleges made such a body impossible and compelled ...
... persons having a vital connection as instructors or administrators with the colleges , but in the University of London , the distinct interests and geographical separation of the colleges made such a body impossible and compelled ...
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Contents
NATIONAL ENGLAND | 61 |
COLONIAL COMPANIES | 157 |
LEGAL VIEW OF CORPORATIONS 209 | 226 |
MODERN CORPORATIONS | 248 |
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