{"product_id":"for-profit-a-history-of-corporations-paperback","title":"For Profit: A History of Corporations - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam Magnuson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn \"eloquent\" (\u003ci\u003eEconomist\u003c\/i\u003e) history of how corporate innovation has shaped society, from ancient Rome to Silicon Valley  \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Americans have long been skeptical of corporations, and that skepticism has only grown more intense in recent years. Meanwhile, corporations continue to amass wealth and power at a dizzying rate, recklessly pursuing profit while leaving society to sort out the costs. \u003cbr\u003e   \u003cbr\u003e In \u003ci\u003eFor Profit\u003c\/i\u003e, law professor William Magnuson argues that the story of the corporation didn't have to come to this. Throughout history, he finds, corporations have been purpose-built to benefit the societies that surrounded them. Corporations enabled everything from the construction of ancient Rome's roads and aqueducts to the artistic flourishing of the Renaissance to the rise of the middle class in the twentieth century. By recapturing this original spirit of civic virtue, Magnuson argues, corporations can help craft a society in which all of us--not just shareholders--benefit from the profits of enterprise.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam Magnuson \u003c\/b\u003eis a professor at Texas A\u0026amp;M Law School, where he teaches corporate law. Previously, he taught law at Harvard University. The author of\u003ci\u003e Blockchain Democracy\u003c\/i\u003e, he has written for the \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Bloomberg\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Austin, Texas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 x 7.9 x 5.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 12, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51764608237856,"sku":"9781541601574","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/65771cfb94e5784066f6b7e04d2cc1eb.webp?v=1780253460","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/for-profit-a-history-of-corporations-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}