The Trust Problem (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Jeremiah Whipple Jenks

9780365129790: The Trust Problem (Classic Reprint)

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ISBN 10: 0365129798 ISBN 13: 9780365129790

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

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Explore how industrial combinations shape prices, wages, and policy across American business history.

This nonfiction work explains how large groups of producers join to control markets, and what that means for everyday costs and working people. It traces the economic forces behind monopolies, price-setting, and the shifting balance between capital and labor.

The book surveys legal and economic ideas around trusts, pools, and monopolies. It examines how combinations create savings, influence wages, and press for or against regulation. Real‑world examples show how different industries responded to consolidation, and what that meant for consumers and workers.

Learn how monopolies and legal monopolies develop and why prices and margins move the way they do.
See how wages have changed in response to industrial combinations and the pressures of demand and profitability.
Understand the debate over regulation, publicity, and the checks society uses to keep markets fair.
Get a historical view of major industries, terms, and practices that shaped 20th‑century economics and policy.

Ideal for readers of economic history, public policy, and business history who want a clear view of how large-scale organization affects prices, production, and people.

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