TY - BOOK AU - Micklethwait, John. TI - The company: a short history of a revolutionary idea SN - 9780753820407 U1 - 338.740MIC PY - 2003/// CY - New York PB - Modern Library KW - Corporations--History N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. [199]-212) and index N2 - With apologies to Hegel, Marx, and Lenin, the basic unit of modern society is neither the state, nor the commune, nor the party; it is the company. From this bold premise, John Micklethwait and Adrian Wooldridge chart the rise of one of history?s great catalysts for good and evil ER -