Social History of Company Law. Great Britain and the Australian Colonies, 1854-1920
Details:
- Author(s) McQueen, Rob
- Publication type Monograph
- Year published 2009
- Pages 362pp; illus
- Publisher Ashgate Publishing
- Place Published Farnham
Topics:
- Name Legislation & regulation exc h&s & competition policy
- Name Joint stock company & limited liability structures
- Name Comparative international studies
Countries:
- Australia
Library:
- Name British Library
- City London
- County Greater London
- Country England
- Postcode NW1 2DB
- Visit British Library's website
Groups:
Notes:
Deals with the introduction and evolution of the corporate form - notably the concept of limited liability - in Britain and the Australian colonies within the context of changing social values. Has sections: 'Social attitudes to company law, 1720 -1855'; 'Christian socialism and the debate on limited liability'; 'The reasons for the enactment of, and the form taken by, English limited liability legislation, 1855-56; 'The first fifteen years of limited liability company legislation in England 1855-70'; 'The 1870s and early 1880s - the growing acceptability of limited liability incorporation'; 'The consolidation of company law 1886-1914'; 'Limited liability company legislation in the colonies - the Australian experience 1864-1920'