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- John Murray Publishers Ltd
- Magnuson, William
- For Profit: A History of Corporations
Specifications
| Publisher | John Murray Publishers Ltd |
| ISBN 13 | 9781399805209 |
| ISBN 10 | 1399805207 |
| Author | William Magnuson |
| Book Format | Hardcover |
| Language | English |
| Book Description | A FINANCIAL TIMES BEST ECONOMICS BOOK OF THE YEARA THE ECONOMIST BOOK OF THE YEAR'Brilliantly conceived and enlightening at every turn' Lawrence WrightWe have long been suspicious of corporations recklessly pursuing profit and amassing wealth and power. But the story of the corporation didn't have to be like this. For most of history, they were not amoral entities, but public institutions designed to promote the societies that granted them charter. Magnuson reveals how the corporation has evolved since its beginnings in the ancient world. What happens in this next chapter of the global economy depends on whether we can return to their public-minded spirit, or whether we have sunk irrevocably into the swamp of high profit at all costs. Epic and compelling in scope, For Profit illuminates the roles corporations played, for good and evil, in the making of the modern world. |
| About the Author | William Magnuson is an associate professor at Texas A&M Law School. Previously he taught law at Harvard, worked as an associate in Sullivan & Cromwell, and as a journalist in the Rome bureau of the Washington Post. He is the author of Blockchain Democracy: Technology, Law and the Rule of the Crowd, and has written for numerous leading publications including Harvard Business Law Review, Stanford Journal of Law, Business and Finance, and the Wall Street Journal. Read more |
| Publication Date | 10 November 2022 |
| Number of Pages | 320 pages |
For Profit: A History of Corporations
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