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The company in law and practice : did size matter? (Middle Ages - nineteenth century) / edited by D. De ruysscher, A. Cordes, S. Dauchy, H. Pihlajamaki.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Legal history library ; v. 23.
- Legal history library. Studies in the history of private law ; v. 12.
- Legal History Library ; volume 23
- Legal History Library: Studies in the History of Private Law ; volume 12
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Commercial law--Europe--History.
- Commercial law.
- Business enterprises--Law and legislation--Europe--History.
- Business enterprises.
- Business enterprises--Law and legislation.
- History.
- Europe.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- vi, 223 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2017]
- Summary:
- This volume brings together nine chapters by specialist legal historians that address the topic of the scale and size of companies, in both legal and economic history. The bundled texts cover different periods, from the Middle Ages, the Early Modern Period, to the nineteenth century. They analyse the historical development of basic features of present-day corporations and of other company types, among them the general and limited partnership. These features include limited liability and legal personality. A detailed overview is offered of how legal concepts and mercantile practice interacted, leading up to the corporate characteristics that are so important today.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Company in law and practice
- ISBN:
- 9789004348493
- 9004348492
- OCLC:
- 989053104
- Publisher Number:
- 99973903950
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