From special privilege to general utility: A continuation of Willard Hurst's study of corporations

To explore further state law's pivotal role in developing the current regulatory regime of state and federal law occupying separate spheres of power over business organizations, Hammil continues Professor Hurst's study of the corporation's evolution from special privilege, characteriz...

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Published in:The American University law review 1999-10, Vol.49 (1), p.81
Main Author: Susan Pace Hamill
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Charters
Corporate governance
Federal regulation
State laws
State regulation
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Summary:To explore further state law's pivotal role in developing the current regulatory regime of state and federal law occupying separate spheres of power over business organizations, Hammil continues Professor Hurst's study of the corporation's evolution from special privilege, characterized by a significant presence of corporate special charters to general utility, in which incorporation under general laws supplanted the use of special charters.
ISSN:0003-1453
1943-5673