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dc.contributor.authorGuinnane, Timothy W.en
dc.contributor.authorMartínez-Rodríguez, Susanaen
dc.date.accessioned2012-06-20T13:15:11Z-
dc.date.available2012-06-20T13:15:11Z-
dc.date.issued2010-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10419/59166-
dc.description.abstractStudies of Spanish cooperatives date their spread from the Law on Agrarian Syndicates of 1906. But the first legislative appearance of cooperatives is an 1869 measure that permitted general incorporation for lending companies. The 1931 general law on cooperatives, which was the first act permitting the formation of cooperatives in any activity, reflects the gradual disappearance of the cooperative's business characteristics. In this paper we trace the Spanish cooperative's legal roots in business law and its connections to broader questions of the freedom of association, the formation of joint-stock enterprises, and the liability of investors in business and cooperative entities. Our account underscores the similarities of the organizational problems approach by cooperatives and business firms, while at the same time respecting the distinctive purposes cooperatives served.en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisher|aYale University, Economic Growth Center |cNew Haven, CTen
dc.relation.ispartofseries|aCenter Discussion Paper |x987en
dc.subject.jelN43en
dc.subject.jelN23en
dc.subject.jelK20en
dc.subject.ddc330en
dc.subject.keywordcooperativeen
dc.subject.keywordgeneral incorporationen
dc.subject.keywordbusiness enterpriseen
dc.subject.keywordfreedom of associationen
dc.subject.keywordfreedom of contracten
dc.titleDid the cooperative start life as a joint-stock company? Business law and cooperatives in Spain, 1869 - 1931-
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.identifier.ppn635955989en
dc.rightshttp://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungenen
dc.identifier.repecRePEc:egc:wpaper:987en

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