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The birth of big business in the United States, 1860-1914 [[electronic resource] ] : commercial, extractive, and industrial enterprise / / David O. Whitten and Bessie E. Whitten



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Autore: Whitten David O Visualizza persona
Titolo: The birth of big business in the United States, 1860-1914 [[electronic resource] ] : commercial, extractive, and industrial enterprise / / David O. Whitten and Bessie E. Whitten Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Westport, Conn., : Praeger, c2006
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (222 p.)
Disciplina: 338.0973/09/034
Soggetto topico: Industries - United States - History
Soggetto geografico: United States Economic conditions
Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
Altri autori: WhittenBessie E (Bessie Emrick)  
Note generali: "First published in 2006"- -T.p. verso.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: Introduction -- American business in the Civil War -- Giant business in communications and transportation -- The commercial response to a mass market -- The United Fruit Company -- The Singer Sewing Machine Company -- Giant farms -- The American Sugar Refining Company -- The American Tobacco Company -- The forest products industry -- Mining -- Standard Oil Corporation -- United States Steel Corporation -- The meat packers.
Sommario/riassunto: 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 econo
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ISBN: 1-282-40983-2
9786612409837
0-313-06810-0
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910456727603321
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