美国建国初期商业公司引发的争论及其意义
The Debates over Business Corporations in the Early Stage of the US History and Its Significance
作者：董瑜;
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收稿日期： 年卷（期）页码：2015,201(06):-66-76
期刊名称：四川大学学报(哲学社会科学版)
Journal Name：Journal of Sichuan University (Social Science Edition）
关键字：美国;商业公司;反特权;权利平等;个人利益
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基金项目：国家社会科学基金项目“美国早期商业公司的演变研究”(15CSS019);;
教育部人文社科青年基金项目“美国建国初期商业公司的演变与政治文化的互动研究”(12YJC770011);;
中央高校基本科研业务费专项资金资助项目“美国建国初期关于商业公司的争论及其意义”(NKZXB1437)
中文摘要
美国革命后,各州政府在银行、保险、交通和制造业等领域建立商业公司,旨在推动社会的"共同福祉"。然而,从18世纪90年代开始,商业公司就遭到强烈的反对与批评。众多反对者批评商业公司拥有特权,加剧了社会的不平等,侵犯了大多数人的利益。大多数反对者主张扩大利益分配,使所有人有平等追求利益的权利。尽管在很长一段时间内,从法律意义上商业公司仍被界定为"公共机构",但围绕商业公司的争论反映出,将精英美德与共同福祉相联系的话语逐渐消失,精英与民众之间的关系正在发生变化,一套新的、强调个人利益与共同福祉一致的价值观念被更广泛接受。随着这种观念不断被强调,不仅商业公司逐渐向私有化转变,美国社会的平等化进程也得到了推进。
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