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1. Joint Stock Companies

   Linked via "royal charters"

   The Golden Age of Chartered Companies
   The 16th and 17th centuries saw the formalization of the joint-stock model through royal charters, primarily granting monopolies over geographically defined trade routes or resource extraction. These companies functioned, for a time, as semi-sovereign entities, blurring the lines between state power and private enterprise.
   | Company Name | Founding Ye…