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

By James Willard Hurst

Book 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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813930138
• ISBN13: 9780813930138
• Release Date: May 2015
• Publisher: University of Virginia Press
• Length: 202 Pages
• Weight: 0.49 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher