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Grand Plans : Business Progressivism and Social Change in Ohio's Miami Valley, 1890-1929 /

Scholars may have widely differing views of the Progressive Era, but all see business as holding the key to the reforms of that period. In this new book Judith Sealander amplifies our understanding of the relationship between business leaders and reform through a detailed examination of Dayton and t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sealander, Judith
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, 2015.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Scholars may have widely differing views of the Progressive Era, but all see business as holding the key to the reforms of that period. In this new book Judith Sealander amplifies our understanding of the relationship between business leaders and reform through a detailed examination of Dayton and the Miami Valley of Ohio. She focuses specifically on four progressive projects that made this nine-county region nationally known as a center for reform activism. The four ""projects"" include an extensive program of employee benefits instituted at the National Cash Register Company; the creation, in.
Physical Description:1 online resource (272 pages).
ISBN:9780813159492