David Whitten, Bessie Whitten

The Birth of Big Business in the United States, 1860-1914

Commercial, Extractive, and Industrial Enterprise

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Produktbeschreibung

The economic and cultural roots of contemporary American business can be traced directly to developments in the era between the Civil War and World War I. The physical expansion of the country combined with development of transportation and communication infrastructures to create a free market of vast proportion and businesses capable of capitalizing on the accompanying economies of scale, through higher productivity, lower costs, and broader distribution. The Birth of Big Business in the United States illuminates the conditions that changed the face of American business and the national economy, giving rise to such titans as Standard Oil, United States Steel, American Tobacco, and Sears, Roebuck, as well as institutions such as the United States Post Office. During this period, commercial banking and law also evolved, and, as the authors argue, business and government were not antagonists but partners in creating mass consumer markets, process innovations, and regulatory frameworks to support economic growth. The Birth of Big Business in the United States is not only an incisive account of modern business development but a fascinating glimpse into a dynamic period of American history.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury 3PL
• Seitenzahl: 222
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. November 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 504g
• ISBN-13: 9780313323959
• ISBN-10: 031332395X
• Artikelnr.: 21190399

Autorenporträt

DAVID O. WHITTEN is Professor of Economics at Auburn University and Editor of Business Library Review. He is the author of several books and articles and a past president of the Economic and Business Historical Society. BESSIE E. WHITTEN is Editor of Business Library Review, with David Whitten, and coeditor of Manufacturing: A Historiographical and Bibliographical Guide, also with David Whitten.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface Introduction Part I Background chapter 1. American Business in the
Civil War chapter 2. Giant Business in Communications and Transportation
Part II Giant Commercial Enterprise chapter 3. The Commercial Response to a
Mass Market chapter 4. The United Fruit Company chapter5. The Singer Sewing
Machine Company Part III Giant Firms to Exploit Natural Resources:
Extractive Industries chapter 6. Giant Farms chapter 7. The American Sugar
Refining Company chapter 8. The American Tobacco Company chapter 9. The
Forest Products Industry chapter 10. Mining Part IV Industrial Giants: The
Manufacturing Titans chapter 11. Standard Oil Corporation chapter 12.
United States Steel Corporation chapter 13. The Meat Packers Selected
Bibliography Index About the Authors