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SUMMARY:Using a New Legal Form: the GmbH\, 1892-1939 - Tim Guinnane (Yale 
 University)
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DESCRIPTION:Germany introduced the GmbH (Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Ha
 ftung\, or Company with Limited Liability) in 1892. It is now the most com
 mon enterprise form in Germany and has been widely influential elsewhere. 
 The government intended the GmbH for limited uses where neither the partne
 rship nor the rigid German corporation suited. Adoption remained modest un
 til the early 20th century\, when the number of GmbHs took off. The GmbH
 ’s unexpected popularity provoked a backlash among lawyers and business 
 leaders\, who seriously discussed abolishing the form or adding rules that
  would have made it unattractive. Much opposition reflected unease with li
 mited liability for small business enterprises.  
LOCATION:Lightfoot Room - St John's College
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