Institutions, Entrepreneurs, and American Economic History - How the Farmers' Loan and Trust Company Shaped the Laws of Business from 1822 to 1929

This book examines the history of the first trust company, the Farmers Loan and Trust, and its influence on the evolution of corporate law, regulation, and taxation.

List of contents

List of Tables Acknowledgements Introduction: The Farmers' Loan and Trust Company as an Institutional Entrepreneur The First Trust Company Vexatious Law Suits and the Path to Railroad Finance The Farmers' Loan and Trust Company and the Evolution of Corporate Finance Corporate Reorganization Railroad Regulation Taxation Conclusion: Institutions, Entrepreneurs, and American History Notes Bibliography Index

About the author

Bradley A. Hansen is Associate Professor intheDepartment of Economics at the University of Mary Washington.

Summary

This book examines the history of the first trust company, the Farmers Loan and Trust, and its influence on the evolution of corporate law, regulation, and taxation.

Product details

• Authors: B Hansen, B. Hansen
• Publisher: Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2015
• EAN: 9781349371969
• ISBN: 978-1-349-37196-9
• No. of pages: 227
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 216 mm x 13 mm
• Weight: 307 g
• Illustrations: XI, 227 p.
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > Mercantile and commercial law; B, Law, Commercial law, Economic history, Law—Philosophy, Methods, theory & philosophy of law, Theories of Law, Philosophy of Law, Legal History, Palgrave Economics & Finance Collection, economic history;law;laws;organization;taxation