The Legitimacy of the Business Corporation in the Law of the United States, 1780-1970 (Hardcover)

The History of Corporate Law by the Foremost Legal Historian, James Willard HurstThis study, which is based on a series of lectures delivered at the University of Virginia Law School, explores the development of corporate law from the 1780s, a time when the special charter was the only form of incorporation, to the 1960s, a time when corporations were established exclusively through general incorporation statutes. More than a chronicle, Hurst emphasizes how legal institutions actively shaped the central traits of American capitalism. CONTENTSAnalytical Table of ContentsIntroduction: Time, Place and SubjectI.From Special Privilege to General Utility, 1780-1890II.Legitimacy: Utility and Responsibility, 1890-1970III.Institutional Contributions to PolicyConclusion: The Social Impact of Corporation LawBibliographyIndexJames Willard Hurst 1910-1997] revitalized the field of American legal history with The Growth of American Law (1950) and helped establish the study of law and American society in Law and Social Process in United States History (1960). He had a particular interest in the ways society and law influenced one another. He was a professor of law at the University of Wisconsin Law School.

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Imprint:	Lawbook Exchange
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	June 2010
First published:	June 2010
Authors:	James Willard Hurst
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Unsewn / adhesive bound
Pages:	208
ISBN-13:	978-1-58477-470-9
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political science & theory Books > Business & Economics > Business & management > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Economic history Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > History of specific institutions Books > Law > Laws of other jurisdictions & general law > Constitutional & administrative law > General Books > Law > Laws of other jurisdictions & general law > Financial, taxation, commercial, industrial law > Company law Books > History > History of specific subjects > Economic history Books > History > History of specific subjects > History of specific institutions
LSN:	1-58477-470-3
Barcode:	9781584774709

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