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Institutions, Entrepreneurs, and American Economic History

How the Farmers’ Loan and Trust Company Shaped the Laws of Business from 1822 to 1929

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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.

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Introduction: The Farmers’ Loan and Trust Company as an Institutional Entrepreneur

  2. Part I

  3. Part II

About the author

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

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Institutions, Entrepreneurs, and American Economic History

  • Book Subtitle: How the Farmers’ Loan and Trust Company Shaped the Laws of Business from 1822 to 1929

  • Authors: Bradley A. Hansen

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230619135

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Economics & Finance Collection, Economics and Finance (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Bradley A. Hansen 2009

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-230-60392-9Published: 15 March 2009

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-37196-9Published: 09 October 2015

  • eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-61913-5Published: 16 February 2009

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 227

  • Topics: Commercial Law, Theories of Law, Philosophy of Law, Legal History, Economic History

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