For profit : a history of corporations
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New York : Basic Books, 2022.
Edition
First edition.
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vii, 357 pages ; 24 cm
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Published
New York : Basic Books, 2022.
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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"A history of how corporate innovation has shaped society, from ancient Rome to Silicon Valley. Americans have long been skeptical of corporations, and that skepticism has only grown more intense in recent year. Meanwhile, corporations continue to amass wealth and power at a dizzying rate, recklessly pursuing profit while leaving society to sort out the costs. In For Profit, law professor William Magnuson argues that the story of the corporation didn't have to come to this. Throughout history, he finds, corporations have been purpose-built to benefit the societies that surrounded them. Corporations enabled everything from the construction of ancient Rome's roads and aqueducts to the artistic flourishing of the Renaissance to the rise of the middle class in the twentieth century. By recapturing this original spirit of civic virtue, Magnuson argues, corporations can help craft a society in which all of us--not just shareholders--benefit from the profits of enterprise"--,Provided by publisher
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Magnuson, W. J. (2022). For profit: a history of corporations (First edition.). Basic Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Magnuson, William J., 1982-. 2022. For Profit: A History of Corporations. Basic Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Magnuson, William J., 1982-. For Profit: A History of Corporations Basic Books, 2022.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Magnuson, William J. For Profit: A History of Corporations First edition., Basic Books, 2022.
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