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The company

Paperback • 2018 • English • 1. edition

The company: a short history of a revolutionary idea

By John Micklethwait, Adrian Wooldridge

18 Ratings • 4.6 of 5

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About the book

Chosen by BusinessWeek as One of the Top Ten Business Books of the Year With apologies to Hegel, Marx, and Lenin, the basic unit of modern society is neither the state, nor the commune, nor the party; it is the company. From this bold premise, John Micklethwait and Adrian Wooldridge chart the rise of one of history's great catalysts for good and evil. In a .fast-paced and well-written" work (Forbes), the authors reveal how innovations such as limitations on liability have permitted companies ...Show more

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Book details

ISBN

9780812972870

Publisher

Modern library

Published year

2018

Language

English

Edition

1

Original title

The company

Format

Paperback

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18 Ratings • 4.6 of 5

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