The History of Corporate Governance Vol 1: The Importance of Stakeholder Activism

ISBN-13: 9781138760738 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 450 str.

Robert E Wright

Opis

This book offers a unique perspective on fascinating historical topic. It presents a comprehensive selection of texts drawn from the archives of corporations in England and America. The book fits into the library collection of any institution concerned with history or finance.

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1. Company of White-Paper-Makers, The Case of the Company of White-Paper-Makers (1689) 2. Company of White-Paper-Makers, The Proposals of the Company of White-Paper-Makers (1690) 3. East India Company, An Essay Towards a Scheme or Model for Erecting a National East-India Joynt Stock (1691) 4. Companies, Companies in Joynt-Stock Unnecessary and Inconvenient (1691) 5. John Holland, A Short Discourse on the Present Temper of the Nation (1696) 6. Bank of England, Rules, Orders, and By-Laws (1697) 7. Company of Proprietors of the Lancaster Canal Navigation, Report of the Committee at the General Meeting of Proprietors (1799) 8. Company of Proprietors of the Lancaster Canal Navigation, at an Adjourned General Meeting of the Company of Proprietors of the Lancaster Canal Navigation (1799) 9. Company of Proprietors of the Lancaster Canal Navigation, at a General Meeting of the Company of Proprietors of the Lancaster Canal Navigation (1800) 10. Samuel Hanson, To All Whom They May Concern, Stockholders as Well as Others (1801) 11. North American Land Company, Meeting of the Stockholders of the North American Land Company (1803) 12. Newport Bank, For the Information of the Stockholders of the Newport Bank (1803) 13. Washington Tontine, as Many of the Stockholders Have Expressed a Wish (1805) 14. Schuylkill Permanent Bridge Company, To the Stockholders of the Schuylkill Permanent Bridge Company (1807) 15. Washington Mutual Assurance Company of the City of New York, The Washington Mutual Assurance Company of the City of New York: Charter, Bye-Laws, and Rates of Insurance (1809) 16. United States Department of the Treasury, Report of the Secretary of the Treasury (1809) 17. Louisiana Planters’ Bank, Copartnership Among the Stockholders of the Louisiana Planters’ Bank (1810) 18. Bank of the United States, Proceedings of the Stockholders of the Bank of the United States (1811) 19. Pennsylvania, Laws of the Bank of Pennsylvania (1811) 20. Pennsylvania Union Canal Company, The Union Canal Company of Pennsylvania: Bye-Law Rules, Orders and Regulations (1811) 21. Massachusetts, An Act to Incorporate the President, Directors, and Company of the State Bank (1811) 22. Charleston Fire-Insurance Company, Address of the Directors of the Charleston Fire-Insurance Company to The Stockholders (1812) 23. Lancaster and Schuylkill Bridge Company, Report of the Managers of the Lancaster and Schuylkill Bridge Company (1814) 24. Massachusetts, An Act to Incorporate the President, Directors, and Company of the Dedham Bank (1815)