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A holding company is a company whose primary business is holding a controlling interest in the securities of other companies. [1] A holding company usually does not produce goods or services itself. Its purpose is to own stock of other companies to form a corporate group. In some jurisdictions around the world, holding companies are called ...
Sociology as a scholarly discipline emerged, primarily out of Enlightenment thought, as a positivist science of society shortly after the French Revolution.Its genesis owed to various key movements in the philosophy of science and the philosophy of knowledge, arising in reaction to such issues as modernity, capitalism, urbanization, rationalization, secularization, colonization and imperialism.
French civil service examinations adopted in the late 19th century were also heavily based on general cultural studies. These features have been likened to the earlier Chinese model. [52] Various ancient and medieval civilizations produced "mirrors for princes" books, which aimed to advise new monarchs on how to govern.
In the late 19th century, state governments started to adopt more permissive corporate laws. [3] In 1896, New Jersey was the first state to adopt an "enabling" corporate law, with the goal of attracting more business to the state. [3] As a result of its early enabling corporate statute, New Jersey was the first leading corporate state. [3]
However, trusts were used in this case because a corporation could not own other companies' stock and thereby become a holding company without a "special act of the legislature". [58] Holding companies were used after the restriction on owning other companies' shares was lifted. Judicature Act 1873 s 11, ‘equity shall prevail’. Indian ...
Pages in category "Companies established in the 19th century" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .