What was the origin of "joint stock companies"?
A) bandits who wanted to expand to piracy at sea
B) Hanseatic League traders who wished to raise capital
C) merchants in Greek ports who wanted reserves of gold
D) spread the risks of large investments over many small investors
E) the Vatican, which sought to consolidate economic power
D
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