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Full-Text Articles in Legal History
The Classical Corporation In American Legal Thought, Herbert J. Hovenkamp
The Classical Corporation In American Legal Thought, Herbert J. Hovenkamp
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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 …
Book Review. The Constitutionalism Of "The Common-Law Mind", Stephen A. Conrad
Book Review. The Constitutionalism Of "The Common-Law Mind", Stephen A. Conrad
Articles by Maurer Faculty
This essay reviews the following: Constitutional History of the American Revolution, Vol. 1: The Authority of Rights by John Phillip Reid and Peripheries and Center: Constitutional Development in the Extended Polities of the British Empire and the United States, 1607-1788 by Jack P. Greene.
Legal History And Social Science: Friedman's History Of American Law, The Second Time Around, Michael Grossberg
Legal History And Social Science: Friedman's History Of American Law, The Second Time Around, Michael Grossberg
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The Federalist's Plain Meaning: Reply To Tushnet, Anita L. Allen
The Federalist's Plain Meaning: Reply To Tushnet, Anita L. Allen
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Original Understanding And The Constitution, Michael E. Tigar
Original Understanding And The Constitution, Michael E. Tigar
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