Podílnické společnosti jako předstupeň demokracie: kapitola z dějin veřejné volby

SVOBODA, František. Podílnické společnosti jako předstupeň demokracie: kapitola z dějin veřejné volby (Joint Stock Company as a Precursor of Democracy: A Chapter from the History of Public Choice). Scientia et Societas. Praha: Newton Books, a.s., 2012, vol. 9, No 2, p. 124-133, 9 pp. ISSN 1801-7118.

Basic information

• Original name: Podílnické společnosti jako předstupeň demokracie: kapitola z dějin veřejné volby
• Name in Czech: Podílnické společnosti jako předstupeň demokracie: kapitola z dějin veřejné volby
• Name (in English): Joint Stock Company as a Precursor of Democracy: A Chapter from the History of Public Choice
• Authors: SVOBODA, František (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution).
• Edition: Scientia et Societas, Praha, Newton Books, a.s. 2012, 1801-7118.

Other information

• Original language: Czech
• Type of outcome: Article in a journal
• Field of Study: 50600 5.6 Political science
• Country of publisher: Czech Republic
• Confidentiality degree: is not subject to a state or trade secret
• RIV identification code: RIV/00216224:14560/12:00057235
• Organization unit: Faculty of Economics and Administration
• Keywords (in Czech): veřejná politika; veřejná volba; veřejný dluh; podílnická společnost
• Keywords in English: veřejná politika; public choice; public debt; joint stock company
• Tags: Reviewed

Abstract

If we accept the definition that public choice is a process in which the preferences of individuals are combined into collective decisions, then we can regarded joint stock companies of medieval and early modern times as a precursor of the system of representative democracy, at least in terms of practical verification of system functionality elected representatives looking out for the common good. The most important principles of these companies were perpetual succession of shares, the existence of common seal, confirming the corporate will of the shareholders, the management elected by shareholders, internal self-government framing of By-Law, a limited liability company and the shareholder voting rights. This article will therefore be devoted to one of the most important example of the first joint stock company, Genoa Corporation of San Giorgio, which is in the early modern period contributed significantly to governance and balancing private and public interests.

Abstract (in English)

If we accept the definition that public choice is a process in which the preferences of individuals are combined into collective decisions, then we can regarded joint stock companies of medieval and early modern times as a precursor of the system of representative democracy, at least in terms of practical verification of system functionality elected representatives looking out for the common good. The most important principles of these companies were perpetual succession of shares, the existence of common seal, confirming the corporate will of the shareholders, the management elected by shareholders, internal self-government framing of By-Law, a limited liability company and the shareholder voting rights. This article will therefore be devoted to one of the most important example of the first joint stock company, Genoa Corporation of San Giorgio, which is in the early modern period contributed significantly to governance and balancing private and public interests.

Links

• GA402/09/0941, research and development project: Name: Revize teorií neziskového sektoru jako východisko formulace veřejné politiky vůči neziskovému sektoru

Investor: Czech Science Foundation, Revision of the nonprofit sector theories as recourse of the nonprofit sector public policy