Profits and Politics : Beaverbrook and the Gilded Age of Canadian Finance /

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It has been said of Max Aitken (later Lord Beaverbrook) that 'no other Canadian carved his name so large upon his times.' A manipulative, self-serving charmer with immense business acumen, Aitken knew all the important Canadian financiers of his day, and repeatedly demonstrated his remarka...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Marchildon, Gregory (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2016]
Temas:
Business and politics > Canada > History.
Consolidation and merger of corporations > Canada > History.
DISCOUNT-C.
HISTORY / Canada / General.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Tables
  • Maps and Figures
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. Max Aitken and the Nature of Finance Capitalism during the Laurier Boom
  • 2. Circuitous Road to Halifax, 1879-1904
  • 3. Caribbean Adventurer
  • 4. Building the Royal Securities Corporation
  • 5. The Montreal Engineering Company
  • 6. The Takeover and Transformation of Montreal Trust
  • 7. Hubris and the Young Financier
  • 8. Manufacturing the Canada Cement Company
  • 9. Merger Promoter Extraordinaire
  • 10. Combines, Canada Cement, and the Reciprocity Election
  • 11. Conclusion: From Profits to Politics
  • Appendix: The First Canadian Merger Wave in International Perspective
  • Notes
  • Illustration Credits
  • Index

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