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Do Not Dump On The Unoites, Spencer J. Pack Jan 1988

Do Not Dump On The Unoites, Spencer J. Pack

Economics Faculty Publications

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The Classical Corporation In American Legal Thought, Herbert J. Hovenkamp Jan 1988

The Classical Corporation In American Legal Thought, Herbert J. Hovenkamp

All Faculty Scholarship

Classical political economy was dedicated to the principle that the state could best encourage economic development by leaving entrepreneurs alone, free of regulation and subsidy. The development of classical economic policy in the United States dramatically changed the concept of the business corporation. Within the preclassical, mercantilist model, the corporation was a unique entity created by the state for a special purpose and enjoyed a privileged relationship with the sovereign. The very act of incorporation presumed state involvement. State subsidy and the incorporators' public obligation were natural corollaries. Business firms that relied on the market alone to determine their prospects …


Mind And Hand: Economics And Engineering At The Massachusetts Institute Of Technology, Richard Adelstein Dec 1987

Mind And Hand: Economics And Engineering At The Massachusetts Institute Of Technology, Richard Adelstein

Richard Adelstein

The role of political economy in the curriculum of MIT, with special attention to the thought of Francis Amasa Walker.


Una Matriz De Contabilidad Social De La Economia Española, Timothy Kehoe, Antonio Manresa, Clemente Polo, Ferran Sancho Dec 1987

Una Matriz De Contabilidad Social De La Economia Española, Timothy Kehoe, Antonio Manresa, Clemente Polo, Ferran Sancho

Ferran Sancho

We explain the procedure followed to build the first social accounting matrix for the Spanish economy. Data sources and data reconciliation are explained as well as the overall national accounting structure where the matrix is embedded.