Journal article
Incorporation and company formation in Australasia, 1790–1860
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Nearly 260 companies were founded in and for the Australasian colonies between 1790 and 1860. A quantitative survey suggests that the patterns of incorporation mainly reflected ‘functionalist’ economic factors rather than ‘autonomous’ legal conditions, though the changing nature of company law did influence the various forms that incorporation took. In some sectors, outside factors and even historical accidents also pushed patterns of incorporation along distinct lines. The result was a tradi...
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- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- Publisher:
- Wiley Publisher's website
- Journal:
- Australian Economic History Review Journal website
- Volume:
- 60
- Issue:
- 3
- Pages:
- 322-345
- Publication date:
- 2019-10-21
- Acceptance date:
- 2019-05-28
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1467-8446
- ISSN:
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0004-8992
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- Language:
- English
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- Pubs id:
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1074757
- Local pid:
- pubs:1074757
- Deposit date:
- 2020-03-19
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- Copyright holder:
- Economic History Society of Australia and New Zealand and John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd
- Copyright date:
- 2019
- Rights statement:
- © 2019 Economic History Society of Australia and New Zealand and John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd
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This is the accepted manuscript version of the article. The final version is available from Wiley at https://doi.org/10.1111/aehr.12184
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