For Profit: A History of Corporations

William Magnuson

ISBN 10: 1541601572 / ISBN 13: 9781541601574

Edité par Basic Books, 2023

2023. paperback. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. N° de réf. du vendeur V9781541601574

Synopsis :

An “eloquent” (Economist) 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 years. 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. 

À propos de l?auteur: William Magnuson is a professor at Texas A&M Law School, where he teaches corporate law. Previously, he taught law at Harvard University. The author of Blockchain Democracy, he has written for the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, and Bloomberg. He lives in Austin, Texas. 

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : For Profit: A History of Corporations
Éditeur : Basic Books
Date d'édition : 2023
Reliure : Couverture souple
Etat : New