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Use of the Concept of the “Corporation”: A Choice Between Colloquialism or Distortion
Author(s) -
Cochrane Glynn
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
american anthropologist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.51
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1548-1433
pISSN - 0002-7294
DOI - 10.1525/aa.1971.73.5.02a00130
Subject(s) - colloquialism , property (philosophy) , corporation , sociology , distortion (music) , law and economics , epistemology , law , linguistics , political science , computer science , philosophy , telecommunications , amplifier , bandwidth (computing)
The choice facing anthropologists wishing to use the concept of corporateness has been to use either a model unique to the law of property in Western societies or a looser definition which does not justify replacement of traditional terms. This paper suggests that alternative models may be more appropriate where it is necessary to depict arrangements involving group tenure .