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

by James Willard Hurst

Overview

The History of Corporate Law by the Foremost Legal Historian, James Willard Hurst This 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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780813902913
Publisher:	University of Virginia Press
Publication date:	05/15/1970
Series:	Page-Barbour Lectures
Pages:	202
Product dimensions:	5.25(w) x 8.50(h) x 1.25(d)
Age Range:	18 Years