What the authors mean by stabilized scarcity? How was the ‘Rule of Reason’ interpreted to allow for the expansion of the corporate form of business organization?

The Evolution of the Corporation in the United States

Read and respond to the article “The Evolution of the Corporation in the United States by Atkinson, Hake and Paschall. What the authors mean by stabilized scarcity? How was the ‘Rule of Reason’ interpreted to allow for the expansion of the corporate form of business organization?