Limited liability should not be sacrosanct. Like property rights—including intellectual property—it is a… — Joseph E. Stiglitz
Limited liability should not be sacrosanct. Like property rights—including intellectual property—it is a creation of man, to provide appropriate incentives; when that artifice fails to fulfill its social function, it needs to be modified.
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