Key term for OCR GCSE History A, used in Impact of Empire 1688–c.1730.
A business structure where capital is raised by selling shares to multiple investors, who then share both the financial risks and the profits of overseas voyages.
Joint-stock company appears in OCR GCSE History A revision content for British Depth Studies, especially Impact of Empire 1688–c.1730 and Economic Impact of Empire.
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