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¿Fue alguna vez la cooperativa una sociedad por acciones? Leyes de negocios y de cooperativas en España (1869-1931)

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  • Timothy W. Guinnane

    (Department of Economics, Yale University)

  • Susana Martínez-Rodríguez

    (Department of Economics and Related Studies, University of York)

Abstract

Studies of Spanish cooperatives locate 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 measure permitting the formation of cooperatives in any activity, reflects the gradual disappearance of the cooperative’s mercantile 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.

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  • Timothy W. Guinnane & Susana Martínez-Rodríguez, 2009. "¿Fue alguna vez la cooperativa una sociedad por acciones? Leyes de negocios y de cooperativas en España (1869-1931)," Documentos de Trabajo (DT-AEHE) 0908, Asociación Española de Historia Económica.
    • Handle: RePEc:ahe:dtaehe:0908
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    Keywords

    cooperative; general incorporation; business enterprise; freedom of association; freedom of to contract;
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    JEL classification:

    • N43 - Economic History - - Government, War, Law, International Relations, and Regulation - - - Europe: Pre-1913
    • N23 - Economic History - - Financial Markets and Institutions - - - Europe: Pre-1913
    • K20 - Law and Economics - - Regulation and Business Law - - - General

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