LEADER 03603nam 2200517 450 001 9910465725003321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-8122-9354-1 024 7 $a10.9783/9780812293548 035 $a(CKB)3710000000739582 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4568621 035 $a(DE-B1597)521528 035 $a(OCoLC)952932297 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780812293548 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4568621 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11229421 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000739582 100 $a20160714h20162016 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 10$aDestructive creation $eAmerican business and the winning of World War II /$fMark R. Wilson 210 1$aPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania :$cUniversity of Pennsylvania Press,$d2016. 210 4$dİ2016 215 $a1 online resource (288 pages) 225 0 $aAmerican Business, Politics, and Society 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a0-8122-4833-3 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tIntroduction -- $tChapter 1. Shadows of the Great War -- $tChapter 2. Building the Arsenal -- $tChapter 3. War Stories -- $tChapter 4. One Tough Customer -- $tChapter 5. Of Strikes and Seizures -- $tChapter 6. Reconversions -- $tConclusion -- $tAbbreviations -- $tNotes -- $tIndex -- $tAcknowledgments 330 $aDuring World War II, the United States helped vanquish the Axis powers by converting its enormous economic capacities into military might. Producing nearly two-thirds of all the munitions used by Allied forces, American industry became what President Franklin D. Roosevelt called "the arsenal of democracy." Crucial in this effort were business leaders. Some of these captains of industry went to Washington to coordinate the mobilization, while others led their companies to churn out weapons. In this way, the private sector won the war-or so the story goes.Based on new research in business and military archives, Destructive Creation shows that the enormous mobilization effort relied not only on the capacities of private companies but also on massive public investment and robust government regulation. This public-private partnership involved plenty of government-business cooperation, but it also generated antagonism in the American business community that had lasting repercussions for American politics. Many business leaders, still engaged in political battles against the New Deal, regarded the wartime government as an overreaching regulator and a threatening rival. In response, they mounted an aggressive campaign that touted the achievements of for-profit firms while dismissing the value of public-sector contributions. This probusiness story about mobilization was a political success, not just during the war, but afterward, as it shaped reconversion policy and the transformation of the American military-industrial complex.Offering a groundbreaking account of the inner workings of the "arsenal of democracy," Destructive Creation also suggests how the struggle to define its heroes and villains has continued to shape economic and political development to the present day. 606 $aWorld War, 1939-1945 606 $aBusiness$zUnited States 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aWorld War, 1939-1945. 615 0$aBusiness 676 $a940.5305 700 $aWilson$b Mark R.$01054071 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910465725003321 996 $aDestructive creation$92491333 997 $aUNINA