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Can't do much with anti-trust law around. In 18th-century, "trade companies" (V.O.C., British East India Company, etc.) are strong enough to own a country.
by stealthcat 8y ago
Can't do much with anti-trust law around.
In 18th-century, "trade companies" (V.O.C., British East India Company, etc.) are strong enough to own a country.
- dragonwriter 8y ago> In 18th-century, "trade companies" (V.O.C., British East India Company, etc.) are strong enough to own a country. Also, effectively, in the twentieth century, post-antitrust. Hence, why we have the term “banana republic”.