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This title in other editionsThe Corporation That Changed the World: How the East India Company Shaped the Modern Multinationalby Nick Robins
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:This book offers a fascinating account of the forerunner of the modern multinational: the British East India Company (1600-1874). Nick Robins shows how the East India Company pioneered the model of the corporation that we see today. Its innovations included the shareholder model of ownership, and the administrative framework of the modern firm. Global in reach, it achieved market dominance in Asia, trailblazing the British Empire in the East. In the process, the company shocked its age with the scale of its executive malpractice, stock market excess and human rights abuse. Offering a popular history of one of the world's most famous companies, Nick Robins shows what it teaches us about corporations today. Ultimately, the East India Company succumbed to popular protest and outright rebellion, first in the Boston Tea Party and then in the Indian Mutiny. For Robins, the Company's legacy shows how essential it is to break-up today's over-mighty corporations, introduce new legal duties on corporate executives and establish effective mechanisms to hold companies to account wherever they operate. Book News Annotation:The English East India Company, which came to economically rule over
much of India during its 275-year existence, paralleled today's
corporations in many important ways, according to the author, "with
the Company outstripping Wal-Mart in terms of market power, Enron for
corruption and Union Carbide for human devastation." His focus in
this history of the Company is on its sorry social record and on the
critics who sought to hold it accountable, including figures such as
Adam Smith, Edmund Burke, and British government officials.
Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Synopsis:A popular history of the British East India Company and how it shaped the way corporations operate today. Synopsis:This is a popular history of one of the world's most famous companies. Founded in 1600, the East India Company was the forerunner of the modern multinational. Starting life as a trader in Asian spices, the Company ended its days running Britain's Indian empire. In the process, it shocked its contemporaries with the scale of its violence, corruption and speculation. This is the first-ever book to expose the Company's social record. Robins reveals a hidden story of tragedy and intrigue. War, famine, stock-market bubbles and even duels between rival executives are all to be found in this new account. For Robins, the Company's legacy provides compelling lessons on how to ensure the accountability of today's global business. Synopsis:Subtitled, "The East India Company & The Imperial Gene". About the AuthorNick Robins works in the City of London, running socially responsible investment funds. A historian by training, he has nearly 20 years experience in corporate responsibility issues, and writes widely for magazines such as Resurgence, the New Statesman and Ethical Corporation. Table of ContentsLists of Figures, Maps and Illustrations 1 Introduction 2 The Hidden Wound 3 The Greatest Corporation in the World 4 Out of the Shadows 5 The Bengal Revolution 6 The Great East Indian Crash 7 Regulating the Company 8 Justice will be Done 9 A Mercantile Sovereign 10 Unfinished Business Acknowledgements ;References What Our Readers Are SayingAdd a comment for a chance to win!Average customer rating based on 1 comment:
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