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This study analyzes the influence of big business on the economic, political, and social structure of twentieth-century America. The author examines the development of a mass production and consumption economy and argues that the corporation became a key institutional force in the United States.

Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Corporate Century: Overview and Paradigm

Chapter 2: The Monolith Emerges: The Rise of Big Business

Chapter 3: Good Stuff: Creating a Consumer Society

Chapter 4: Seated Around the Monolith: The Organized People of Plenty—1950’s

Interlude: The Organizational Synthesis

Part II Introduction: Corporate Baroque

Chapter 5: The Dance of the Titans: Business/Government Relations and Power Elite Governance

Chapter 6: Citizen Baroque: Lobbying, Interest Groups, and Campaign Finance

Chapter 7: Sovereign Baroque: Multi-National Enterprise and Globalization

Big Business in America

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      Publisher: Lexington Books
      Publication Date: 1/15/2020 12:10:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9781498595971, 978-1498595971
      ISBN10: 1498595979

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This study analyzes the influence of big business on the economic, political, and social structure of twentieth-century America. The author examines the development of a mass production and consumption economy and argues that the corporation became a key institutional force in the United States.

      Table of Contents
      Chapter 1: Corporate Century: Overview and Paradigm

      Chapter 2: The Monolith Emerges: The Rise of Big Business

      Chapter 3: Good Stuff: Creating a Consumer Society

      Chapter 4: Seated Around the Monolith: The Organized People of Plenty—1950’s

      Interlude: The Organizational Synthesis

      Part II Introduction: Corporate Baroque

      Chapter 5: The Dance of the Titans: Business/Government Relations and Power Elite Governance

      Chapter 6: Citizen Baroque: Lobbying, Interest Groups, and Campaign Finance

      Chapter 7: Sovereign Baroque: Multi-National Enterprise and Globalization

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