TY - JOUR AB - Traces the evolution of the corporation in England, from Greco‐Roman times to the Joint Companies Act of 1862. The evolution suggests a supply of the corporate form that responded to the demands of the marketplace. With the growing specialization of labour in the markets, the corporate form came to be more specialized itself, ending with the enactment of universally available limited liability incorporation. VL - 22 IS - 4 SN - 0306-8293 DO - 10.1108/03068299510084582 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/03068299510084582 AU - Gillman Max AU - Eade Tim PY - 1995 Y1 - 1995/01/01 TI - The development of the corporation in England, with emphasis on limited liability T2 - International Journal of Social Economics PB - MCB UP Ltd SP - 20 EP - 32 Y2 - 2024/05/09 ER -