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Profits and politics : Beaverbrook and the Gilded Age of Canadian finance /
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...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Toronto ; Buffalo :
University of Toronto Press,
©1996.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 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.