The English East India Company: The Study of an early joint-stock company 1600-1640
By: Chaudhuri, K.N.
Publisher: London: Frank Cass; 1965Description: ix, 245p.: ills. maps, ; 21 cm.Subject(s): Business administration -- East India Company | Joint Stock Companies -- History | Great Britain -- CommerceDDC classification: 658| Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | Vol info | Copy number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode |
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BIDS Library and Documentation Center General Stacks | Reference | 658 CHA (Browse shelf) | 1965 | C-01 | Available | available | 018258 |
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Subject Matter: The book explores the origin, structure, and commercial operations of the English East India Company (EIC) during its initial four decades (1600–1640).
Historical Significance: This period represents the transformation of English trade from temporary, risk-sharing single voyages to a permanent joint-stock enterprise—laying the institutional framework for modern multinational corporations.
Includes bibliographical references and index.

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