I. Historical Development; 1. The Emergence of the Corporation as a Legal Unit and the Rise of Limited Liability; 2. The Corporate Personality in the Courts; 3. The Emergence of Corporate Groups; II. Entity or Enterprise in Dealing with Corporate Groups: The American Judicial and Statutory Response; 4. Early Judicial Attempts to Adapt Entity Law to the New Economy of Corporate Groups; 5. The Increasing Acceptance of Enterprise Principles; 6. Economic Dimensions: The Role of Limited Liability; III. World Dimensions; 7. European and British Commonwealth Experience with Enterprise Law.
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This volume reviews the challenge of multinational corporations to the legal systems of the world. The author argues that traditional concepts of the corporation, formulated centuries ago, no longer fully serve the needs of modern industrialized society.
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Ebook Library
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EBL273053
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Title
Multinational challenge to corporation law.
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0195070615
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Corporation law.
International business enterprises-- Law and legislation-- United States.
International business enterprises-- Law and legislation.