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Record Nr.

UNINA9910166652603321

Autore

Robins Nick

Titolo

The corporation that changed the world : how the East India Company shaped the modern multinational / / Nick Robins

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Pluto, 2012

ISBN

1-84964-691-0

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (262 p. ) : ill., maps

Disciplina

382.0941054

Soggetti

International business enterprises - Great Britain - History

International business enterprises - Moral and ethical aspects - Great Britain - History

International business enterprises - Government policy - Great Britain - History

Industry

International business enterprises - History - Moral and ethical aspects - Great Britain

International business enterprises - Government policy - History - Great Britain

Commerce

Business & Economics

Commerce - General

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Previous ed.: 2006.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sommario/riassunto

Offering an account of the forerunner of the modern multinational, this book shows how the East India Company pioneered the model of the corporation that we see in modern times. It also articulates that the company's legacy shows how essential it is to break-up the contemporary over-mighty corporations.