作者:
John Micklethwait
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Adrian Wooldridge 出版社: Modern Library 副标题: A Short History of a Revolutionary Idea (Modern Library Chronicles) 出版年: 2005-1 页数: 227 定价: USD 13.95 装帧: Paperback ISBN: 9780812972870
Chosen by BusinessWeek as One of the Top Ten Business Books of the Year
With apologies to Hegel, Marx, and Lenin, the basic unit of modern society is neither the state, nor the commune, nor the party; it is the company. From this bold premise, John Micklethwait and Adrian Wooldridge chart the rise of one of history’s great catalysts for good and evil.
Chosen by BusinessWeek as One of the Top Ten Business Books of the Year
With apologies to Hegel, Marx, and Lenin, the basic unit of modern society is neither the state, nor the commune, nor the party; it is the company. From this bold premise, John Micklethwait and Adrian Wooldridge chart the rise of one of history’s great catalysts for good and evil.
In a “fast-paced and well-written” work (Forbes), the authors reveal how innovations such as limitations on liability have permitted companies to rival religions and even states in importance, governing the flow of wealth and controlling human affairs–all while being largely exempt from the rules that govern our lives.
The Company is that rare, remarkable book that fills a major gap we scarcely knew existed. With it, we are better able to make sense of the past four centuries, as well as the events of today.
The most powerful economic power of the day finally brought together the three big ideas behind the modern company: that it could be an "artificial person," with the same ability to do business as a real person; that it could issue tradable shares to any number of investors; and that those investors could have limited liability (so they could lose only the money they had committed to the firm). (查看原文)
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0 有用 penny 2015-12-02 22:42:14
稍嫌无聊 too much detail
0 有用 bymbrofeng 2013-12-02 21:59:49
书中主要的一个论点（并且我同意）：公司一直就是一个深深为政策所影响和引导的产物。