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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The [[word]] "corporation" derives from corpus, the [[Latin]] word for body, or a "body of people." </div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The [[word]] "corporation" derives from corpus, the [[Latin]] word for body, or a "body of people." </div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''Corporations''''', follow [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Corporations '''''this link'''''].</center></div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''Corporations''''', follow [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Corporations '''''this link'''''].</center></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Description==</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Description==</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>A '''corporation''' is created under the [[laws]] of a [[state]] as a separate legal entity that has [[privileges]] and [<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">http</del>://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liability liabilities] that are distinct from those of its members. There are many different forms of corporations, most of which are used to conduct [[business]]. Early corporations were established by charter (i.e. by an ''ad hoc'' act passed by a parliament or [[legislature]]). Most [[jurisdictions]] now allow the creation of new corporations through registration.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>A '''corporation''' is created under the [[laws]] of a [[state]] as a separate legal entity that has [[privileges]] and [<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">https</ins>://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liability liabilities] that are distinct from those of its members. There are many different forms of corporations, most of which are used to conduct [[business]]. Early corporations were established by charter (i.e. by an ''ad hoc'' act passed by a parliament or [[legislature]]). Most [[jurisdictions]] now allow the creation of new corporations through registration.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>An important (but not [[universal]]) contemporary feature of a corporation is [<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">http</del>://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limited_liability limited liability]. If a corporation fails, shareholders may lose their [[investment]]s, and employees may lose their jobs, but neither will be liable for [[debts]] to the corporation's creditors.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>An important (but not [[universal]]) contemporary feature of a corporation is [<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">https</ins>://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limited_liability limited liability]. If a corporation fails, shareholders may lose their [[investment]]s, and employees may lose their jobs, but neither will be liable for [[debts]] to the corporation's creditors.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Despite not being [[natural]] [[persons]], corporations are recognized by the [[law]] to have rights and [[responsibilities]] like natural persons ("people"). Corporations can exercise [<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">http</del>://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_rights human rights] against real [[individuals]] and the [[state]], and they can themselves be [[responsible]] for human rights [[violation]]s. Corporations are conceptually [[immortal]] but they can "die" when they are "dissolved" either by statutory operation, order of [[court]], or [[voluntary]] [[action]] on the part of shareholders. [<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">http</del>://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insolvency Insolvency] may result in a form of corporate 'death', when creditors force the liquidation and dissolution of the corporation under court order, but it most often results in a restructuring of corporate holdings. Corporations can even be [[convicted]] of [[criminal]] offenses, such as [[fraud]] and [<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">http</del>://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manslaughter manslaughter].</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Despite not being [[natural]] [[persons]], corporations are recognized by the [[law]] to have rights and [[responsibilities]] like natural persons ("people"). Corporations can exercise [<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">https</ins>://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_rights human rights] against real [[individuals]] and the [[state]], and they can themselves be [[responsible]] for human rights [[violation]]s. Corporations are conceptually [[immortal]] but they can "die" when they are "dissolved" either by statutory operation, order of [[court]], or [[voluntary]] [[action]] on the part of shareholders. [<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">https</ins>://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insolvency Insolvency] may result in a form of corporate 'death', when creditors force the liquidation and dissolution of the corporation under court order, but it most often results in a restructuring of corporate holdings. Corporations can even be [[convicted]] of [[criminal]] offenses, such as [[fraud]] and [<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">https</ins>://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manslaughter manslaughter].</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>As [<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">http</del>://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Smith Adam Smith] pointed out in the [<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">http</del>://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wealth_of_Nations Wealth of Nations], when ownership is separated from [[management]] (i.e. the actual production process required to obtain the capital), the latter will [[inevitably]] begin to neglect the interests of the former, creating dysfunction within the company. Some maintain that recent [[events]] in [<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">http</del>://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporate_America corporate America] may serve to reinforce Smith's [[warnings]] about the dangers of legally protected [<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">http</del>://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collectivist collectivist] [[hierarchies]]. [<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">http</del>://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporation]</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>As [<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">https</ins>://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Smith Adam Smith] pointed out in the [<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">https</ins>://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wealth_of_Nations Wealth of Nations], when ownership is separated from [[management]] (i.e. the actual production process required to obtain the capital), the latter will [[inevitably]] begin to neglect the interests of the former, creating dysfunction within the company. Some maintain that recent [[events]] in [<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">https</ins>://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporate_America corporate America] may serve to reinforce Smith's [[warnings]] about the dangers of legally protected [<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">https</ins>://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collectivist collectivist] [[hierarchies]]. [<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">https</ins>://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporation]</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>As [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Smith Adam Smith] pointed out in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wealth_of_Nations Wealth of Nations], when ownership is separated from [[management]] (i.e. the actual production process required to obtain the capital), the latter will [[inevitably]] begin to neglect the interests of the former, creating dysfunction within the company. Some maintain that recent [[events]] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporate_America corporate America] may serve to reinforce Smith's [[warnings]] about the dangers of legally protected [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collectivist collectivist] [[hierarchies]]. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporation]</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>As [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Smith Adam Smith] pointed out in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wealth_of_Nations Wealth of Nations], when ownership is separated from [[management]] (i.e. the actual production process required to obtain the capital), the latter will [[inevitably]] begin to neglect the interests of the former, creating dysfunction within the company. Some maintain that recent [[events]] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporate_America corporate America] may serve to reinforce Smith's [[warnings]] about the dangers of legally protected [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collectivist collectivist] [[hierarchies]]. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporation]</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*1: a : a [[group]] of merchants or traders united in a trade [[guild]] </div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*1: a : a [[group]] of merchants or traders united in a trade [[guild]] </div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*3: an association of employers and employees in a basic [[industry]] or of members of a [[profession]] organized as an organ of [[political]] [[representation]] in a corporative [[state]]</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*3: an association of employers and employees in a basic [[industry]] or of members of a [[profession]] organized as an organ of [[political]] [[representation]] in a corporative [[state]]</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Description==</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Description==</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>A '''corporation''' is created under the [[laws]] of a [[state]] as a separate legal entity that has [[privileges]] and [<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[</del>liabilities<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]</del>] that are distinct from those of its members. There are many different forms of corporations, most of which are used to conduct [[business]]. Early corporations were established by charter (i.e. by an ''ad hoc'' act passed by a parliament or [[legislature]]). Most [[jurisdictions]] now allow the creation of new corporations through registration.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>A '''corporation''' is created under the [[laws]] of a [[state]] as a separate legal entity that has [[privileges]] and [<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liability </ins>liabilities] that are distinct from those of its members. There are many different forms of corporations, most of which are used to conduct [[business]]. Early corporations were established by charter (i.e. by an ''ad hoc'' act passed by a parliament or [[legislature]]). Most [[jurisdictions]] now allow the creation of new corporations through registration.</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>An important (but not [[universal]]) contemporary feature of a corporation is [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limited_liability limited liability]. If a corporation fails, shareholders may lose their [[<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">investments</del>]], and employees may lose their jobs, but neither will be liable for [[debts]] to the corporation's creditors.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>An important (but not [[universal]]) contemporary feature of a corporation is [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limited_liability limited liability]. If a corporation fails, shareholders may lose their [[<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">investment</ins>]]<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">s</ins>, and employees may lose their jobs, but neither will be liable for [[debts]] to the corporation's creditors.</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Despite not being [[natural]] [[persons]], corporations are recognized by the [[law]] to have rights and [[responsibilities]] like natural persons ("people"). Corporations can exercise [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_rights human rights] against real [[individuals]] and the [[state]], and they can themselves be [[responsible]] for human rights [[<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">violations</del>]]. Corporations are conceptually [[immortal]] but they can "die" when they are "dissolved" either by statutory operation, order of [[court]], or [[voluntary]] [[action]] on the part of shareholders. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insolvency Insolvency] may result in a form of corporate 'death', when creditors force the liquidation and dissolution of the corporation under court order, but it most often results in a restructuring of corporate holdings. Corporations can even be [[convicted]] of [[criminal]] offenses, such as [[fraud]] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manslaughter manslaughter].</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Despite not being [[natural]] [[persons]], corporations are recognized by the [[law]] to have rights and [[responsibilities]] like natural persons ("people"). Corporations can exercise [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_rights human rights] against real [[individuals]] and the [[state]], and they can themselves be [[responsible]] for human rights [[<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">violation</ins>]]<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">s</ins>. Corporations are conceptually [[immortal]] but they can "die" when they are "dissolved" either by statutory operation, order of [[court]], or [[voluntary]] [[action]] on the part of shareholders. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insolvency Insolvency] may result in a form of corporate 'death', when creditors force the liquidation and dissolution of the corporation under court order, but it most often results in a restructuring of corporate holdings. Corporations can even be [[convicted]] of [[criminal]] offenses, such as [[fraud]] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manslaughter manslaughter].</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>As [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Smith Adam Smith] pointed out in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wealth_of_Nations Wealth of Nations], when ownership is separated from [[management]] (i.e. the actual production process required to obtain the capital), the latter will [[inevitably]] begin to neglect the interests of the former, creating dysfunction within the company. Some maintain that recent [[events]] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporate_America corporate America] may serve to reinforce Smith's [[warnings]] about the dangers of legally protected [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collectivist collectivist] [[hierarchies]]. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporation]</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>As [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Smith Adam Smith] pointed out in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wealth_of_Nations Wealth of Nations], when ownership is separated from [[management]] (i.e. the actual production process required to obtain the capital), the latter will [[inevitably]] begin to neglect the interests of the former, creating dysfunction within the company. Some maintain that recent [[events]] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporate_America corporate America] may serve to reinforce Smith's [[warnings]] about the dangers of legally protected [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collectivist collectivist] [[hierarchies]]. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporation]</div></td></tr>
</table>Rdavishttps://nordan.daynal.org/w/index.php?title=Corporations&diff=89160&oldid=prevRdavis: Created page with 'File:lighterstill.jpg ==Origin== The word "corporation" derives from corpus, the Latin word for body, or a "body of people." *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_cen...'2011-10-27T22:52:02Z<p>Created page with '<a href="/wiki/File:Lighterstill.jpg" title="File:Lighterstill.jpg">File:lighterstill.jpg</a> ==Origin== The <a href="/wiki/Word" class="mw-redirect" title="Word">word</a> "corporation" derives from corpus, the <a href="/wiki/Latin" title="Latin">Latin</a> word for body, or a "body of people." *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_cen...'</p>
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The [[word]] "corporation" derives from corpus, the [[Latin]] word for body, or a "body of people." <br />
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*1: a : a [[group]] of merchants or traders united in a trade [[guild]] <br />
:b : the municipal [[authorities]] of a town or [[city]]<br />
*2: a body formed and [[authorized]] by [[law]] to act as a single [[person]] although constituted by one or more persons and legally [[endowed]] with various [[rights]] and [[duties]] including the capacity of succession<br />
*3: an association of employers and employees in a basic [[industry]] or of members of a [[profession]] organized as an organ of [[political]] [[representation]] in a corporative [[state]]<br />
==Description==<br />
A '''corporation''' is created under the [[laws]] of a [[state]] as a separate legal entity that has [[privileges]] and [[liabilities]] that are distinct from those of its members. There are many different forms of corporations, most of which are used to conduct [[business]]. Early corporations were established by charter (i.e. by an ''ad hoc'' act passed by a parliament or [[legislature]]). Most [[jurisdictions]] now allow the creation of new corporations through registration.<br />
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An important (but not [[universal]]) contemporary feature of a corporation is [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limited_liability limited liability]. If a corporation fails, shareholders may lose their [[investments]], and employees may lose their jobs, but neither will be liable for [[debts]] to the corporation's creditors.<br />
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Despite not being [[natural]] [[persons]], corporations are recognized by the [[law]] to have rights and [[responsibilities]] like natural persons ("people"). Corporations can exercise [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_rights human rights] against real [[individuals]] and the [[state]], and they can themselves be [[responsible]] for human rights [[violations]]. Corporations are conceptually [[immortal]] but they can "die" when they are "dissolved" either by statutory operation, order of [[court]], or [[voluntary]] [[action]] on the part of shareholders. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insolvency Insolvency] may result in a form of corporate 'death', when creditors force the liquidation and dissolution of the corporation under court order, but it most often results in a restructuring of corporate holdings. Corporations can even be [[convicted]] of [[criminal]] offenses, such as [[fraud]] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manslaughter manslaughter].<br />
==Crticism==<br />
As [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Smith Adam Smith] pointed out in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wealth_of_Nations Wealth of Nations], when ownership is separated from [[management]] (i.e. the actual production process required to obtain the capital), the latter will [[inevitably]] begin to neglect the interests of the former, creating dysfunction within the company. Some maintain that recent [[events]] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporate_America corporate America] may serve to reinforce Smith's [[warnings]] about the dangers of legally protected [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collectivist collectivist] [[hierarchies]]. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporation]<br />
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