The rise of the uncorporation
By: Larry E. Ribstein.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 277
ISBN-13: 9780195377095
Subjects: Associations, institutions, etc. -- Law and legislation -- United States; Partnership -- United States; Private companies -- United States; Business enterprises -- Law and legislation -- United States; Corporation law -- United States
Description: "Unincorporated firms, including general and limited partnerships and limited liability companies, comprise about a third of the firms in the United States, and even larger percentages elsewhere in the world. 'The rise of uncorporations' covers the history, law, and finance of unincorporated firms. These 'uncorporations' are now the dominant business form for non-publicly-traded firms. 'The rise of the uncorporation' is the first general theoretical and practical overview of the alternatives to incorporation"--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Theoretical considerations; title: Partnership; title: The rise of the corporation; title: The problems of the close corporation; title: The evolution of the modern uncorporation; title: The modern uncorporation; title: Uncorporating the large firm; title: New directions.