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Les compagnies de moulins en Occitanie : émergence et gouvernance de sociétés par actions multiséculaires

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  • David Le Bris
  • William N. Goetzmann
  • Sébastien Pouget

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Starting from the Middle-Age, a novel type of corporate governance developed on the banks of Occitanian rivers to manage mills organized as shareholding companies. To address timeless issues created by the separation between ownership and control, these companies find solutions that are often very close to modern ones. Shareholders benefit from limited liability, take major decisions during general assembly meetings, nominate directors and account auditors to look after their interests and put in place monitoring policies. Other aspects are more original such as a policy of no free-cash-flows, directors with annual mandates, and the obligation for a designated shareholder to work for the good of the company. To understand this original governance, the context of the emergence of these companies is first presented. Classification JEL : G32, G34, N5, N23.

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  • David Le Bris & William N. Goetzmann & Sébastien Pouget, 2018. "Les compagnies de moulins en Occitanie : émergence et gouvernance de sociétés par actions multiséculaires," Revue d'économie financière, Association d'économie financière, vol. 0(2), pages 55-69.
  • Handle: RePEc:cai:refaef:ecofi_130_0055
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    JEL classification:

    • G32 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Financing Policy; Financial Risk and Risk Management; Capital and Ownership Structure; Value of Firms; Goodwill
    • G34 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Mergers; Acquisitions; Restructuring; Corporate Governance
    • N5 - Economic History - - Agriculture, Natural Resources, Environment and Extractive Industries
    • N23 - Economic History - - Financial Markets and Institutions - - - Europe: Pre-1913

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