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The Rise of Big Business : 1860-1920.

The fundamental and explosive changes in the U.S. economy and its business system from 1860 to 1920 continue to fascinate and engage historians, economists, and sociologists. While many disagreements persist about the motivations of the actors, most scholars roughly agree on the central shifts in te...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Porter, Glenn
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken : Wiley, 2014.
Edición:3rd ed.
Colección:American History Series.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover ; Title Page ; Copyright ; Foreword ; Contents ; Preface to the Third Edition ; Chapter One: What is Big Business? ; Chapter Two: The Appearance and Spread of Big Business ; The Advent of Industrialization ; Pioneers in Big Business: The Railroads ; Preconditions for Big Business ; Vertical Growth ; Horizontal Growth ; The Great Merger Wave ; Chapter Three: Corporate Triumph: "Capitalistic, Centralizing, and Mechanical" ; Bibliographical Essay ; Index