a history of corporations Magnuson, William J. 1982- creator author text bibliography nyu 2022 2022 First edition. monographic eng

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vii, 357 pages ; 25 cm "A history of how corporate innovation has shaped society, from ancient Rome to Silicon Valley. Americans have long been skeptical of corporations, and that skepticism has only grown more intense in recent year. Meanwhile, corporations continue to amass wealth and power at a dizzying rate, recklessly pursuing profit while leaving society to sort out the costs. In For Profit, law professor William Magnuson argues that the story of the corporation didn't have to come to this. Throughout history, he finds, corporations have been purpose-built to benefit the societies that surrounded them. Corporations enabled everything from the construction of ancient Rome's roads and aqueducts to the artistic flourishing of the Renaissance to the rise of the middle class in the twentieth century. By recapturing this original spirit of civic virtue, Magnuson argues, corporations can help craft a society in which all of us--not just shareholders--benefit from the profits of enterprise"--Provided by publisher Corpus economicus -- The bank -- The stock -- The monopoly -- The assembly line -- The multinational -- The raider -- The start-up. William Magnuson. Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-343) and index (pages 345-357). Corporations History Corporaciones Historia Profit History Ganancias Historia HD 2721 M199p 2022 338.7409 9781541601567 1541601564 2022940721 Perseus Books Group, C/O Hachette Book Group USA 53 State st 9th Fl, Boston, MA, USA, 02109 YDX 230525 20240527155630.0 23144222 spa