I’m playing around in my head with this idea of guilds evolving into member-owned joint-stock companies. The most obvious wpuld be merchant guilds, since trade is where joint-stock companies took off.
I’m imagining shares being determined both by investment and rank within the guild. Master shares would be available only to masters, journeyman shares to journeymen, and apprentices might have non-voting shares. Maybe outside investors could buy non-voting shares, as well.
Edit: made the title slightly more accurate.
I’m imagining shares being determined both by investment and rank within the guild. Master shares would be available only to masters, journeyman shares to journeymen, and apprentices might have non-voting shares. Maybe outside investors could buy non-voting shares, as well.
Edit: made the title slightly more accurate.
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