TY - BOOK AU - Poitras,Geoffrey TI - Equity capital: from ancient partnerships to modern exchange traded funds T2 - Routledge international studies in business history SN - 9781317591023 AV - HG4661 .P65 2016 U1 - 332/.0415 23 PY - 2016/// CY - New York PB - Routledge KW - Stocks KW - History KW - Stock exchanges KW - Finance KW - Investments KW - Law and legislation KW - BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Finance KW - bisacsh KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Preface -- Prolog -- Equity capital prior to joint stock companies -- Etymology and concepts of law -- From commenda to joint stock company -- Evolution of accounting and commercial arithmetic -- The rising of limited liability corporations -- Mania, manipulation and joint stock valuation -- Conceiving modern equity capital -- Equity security regulation and the crash of 1929 -- References -- Index UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1226818 ER -