{"product_id":"for-profit-a-history-of-corporations-9781541601567","title":"For Profit: A History of Corporations","description":"\u003cb\u003eA history of how corporate innovation has shaped society, from ancient Rome to Silicon Valley \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From legacy manufacturers to emerging tech giants, corporations wield significant power over our lives, our economy, and our politics. Some celebrate them as engines of progress and prosperity. Others argue that they recklessly pursue profit at the expense of us all. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eFor Profit\u003c\/i\u003e, law professor William Magnuson reveals that both visions contain an element of truth. The story of the corporation is a human story, about a diverse group of merchants, bankers, and investors that have over time come to shape the landscape of our modern economy. Its central characters include both the brave, powerful, and ingenious and the conniving, fraudulent, and vicious. At times, these characters have been one and the same. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Yet as Magnuson shows, while corporations haven't always behaved admirably, their purpose is a noble one. From their beginnings in the Roman Republic, corporations have been designed to promote the common good. By recapturing this spirit of civic virtue, \u003ci\u003eFor Profit\u003c\/i\u003e argues, corporations can help craft a society in which all of us--not just shareholders--benefit from the profits of enterprise.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam Magnuson \u003c\/b\u003eis a professor at Texas A\u0026amp;M Law School, where he teaches corporate law. Previously, he taught law at Harvard University. The author of\u003ci\u003e Blockchain Democracy\u003c\/i\u003e, he has written for the \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Bloomberg\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Austin, Texas.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Basic Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50707745800466,"sku":"9781541601567","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3623fda4-dc05-44c5-a68e-c640d76d6a2c.jpg?v=1734503842","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/for-profit-a-history-of-corporations-9781541601567","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}