Questions concerning the relationships and boundaries between 'private' business and 'public' government are of great and perennial concern to economists, economic and business historians, political scientists and historians.Conceiving Companies discusses the birth and development of joint-stock companies in 19th century England, an area of great importance to the history of this subject. Alborn takes a new approach to the rise of large scale companies in Victorian England, including the Bank of England and East India Company and Victorian railways, locating their origins in political and social practice. He offers a new perspective on an issue of great significance, not only for historians, but for political scientists and economists.
| ISBN: | 9781138881006 |
| Publication date: | 2nd December 2014 |
| Author: | Timothy L Alborn |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 320 pages |
| Series: | Routledge Explorations in Economic History |
| Genres: |
Ownership and organization of enterprises European history |
Questions concerning the relationships and boundaries between 'private' business and 'public' government are of great and perennial concern to economists, economic and business historians, political scientists and historians.Conceiving Companies discusses the birth and development of joint-stock companies in 19th century England, an area of great importance to the history of this subject. Alborn takes a new approach to the rise of large scale companies in Victorian England, including the Bank of England and East India Company and Victorian railways, locating their origins in political and social practice. He offers a new perspective on an issue of great significance, not only for historians, but for political scientists and economists.
Conceiving Companies features in the following genres: Ownership and organization of enterprises, European history
Conceiving Companies is available in Paperback, Ebook, Hardback
Conceiving Companies was written by Timothy L Alborn and published by Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd
Conceiving Companies has 320 pages
Yes it is part of Routledge Explorations in Economic History series
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