试论美国公司法向民主化和自由化方向的历史性演变被引量：31

The Democratization and Liberalization of U. S. Corporation Law in Historical Perspective

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摘要美国公司法在建国后约一百年的时间里从特许制走向了一般公司法 ,从视公司为人造之物转而承认它为自然实体 ,并在 19世纪和 2 0世纪之交经历了各州“竞相降低门槛”所做的修改 ,终于完成了向民主化和自由化方向的历史性演变。这一演变是美国公司历史作用发生变化的产物。它不仅奠定了现代美国公司法的基础 ,而且适应了现代大企业崛起和管理资本主义发展的需要 ,在政府干预日益加强的今天仍然为美国公司的活动留下了十分广阔的法律空间。 In about a hundred years after independence, corporation law in the United States had been transformed from a special charter system into general incorporation law. The corporation was no longer regarded as an artificial being but a natural entity, and the state legislatures competed in liberalizing their corporation laws in “the race for the bottom” at the turn of the 20th century. All these led to historical democratization and liberalization of corporation law, which adapted itself to the rise of big business and the development of managerial capitalism in the United States. Not surprisingly, American corporations still enjoy a great deal of flexibility in their business activities when government interventions are increased.

作者韩铁

机构地区南开大学历史学院美国历史与文化研究中心

出处《美国研究》 CSSCI 北大核心 2003年第4期42-63,共22页 The Chinese Journal of American Studies

关键词美国公司法民主化自由化法律人格

分类号 D871.2 [政治法律—外交学]

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