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In the late 19th century, state governments started to adopt more permissive corporate laws. [3] In 1896, New Jersey was the first state to adopt an "enabling" corporate law, with the goal of attracting more business to the state. [3] As a result of its early enabling corporate statute, New Jersey was the first leading corporate state. [3]
The Modern Corporation and Private Property is a book written by Adolf Berle and Gardiner Means published in 1932 regarding the foundations of United States corporate law.It explores the evolution of big business through a legal and economic lens, and argues that in the modern world those who legally have ownership over companies have been separated from their control.
Corporate law (also known as company law or enterprise law) is the body of law governing the rights, relations, and conduct of persons, companies, organizations and businesses. The term refers to the legal practice of law relating to corporations, or to the theory of corporations .
AA Berle, Modern Functions of the Corporate System (1962) 62 Columbia Law Review 433; AA Berle, Property, Production and Revolution (1965) 65 Columbia Law Review 1; AA Berle, Corporate Decision-Making and Social Control (1968–1969) 24 Business Lawyer 149; V Brudney, Contract and Fiduciary Duty in Corporate Law 38 BCL Review 595 (1977)
Corporatocracy [a] or corpocracy is an economic, political and judicial system controlled or influenced by business corporations or corporate interests. [ 1 ] The concept has been used in explanations of bank bailouts , excessive pay for CEOs , and the exploitation of national treasuries, people, and natural resources . [ 2 ]
Dodge v. Ford Motor Co., 204 Mich 459; 170 NW 668 (1919), [1] is a case in which the Michigan Supreme Court held that Henry Ford had to operate the Ford Motor Company in the interests of its shareholders, rather than in a manner for the benefit of his employees or customers.
Commercial law (or business law), [1] which is also known by other names such as mercantile law or trade law depending on jurisdiction; is the body of law that applies to the rights, relations, and conduct of persons and organizations engaged in commercial and business activities.
Delaware acquired its status as a corporate haven in the early 20th century. Following the example of New Jersey, which enacted corporate-friendly laws at the end of the 19th century to attract businesses [5] from New York, Delaware adopted on March 10, 1899, a general incorporation act aimed at attracting more businesses.