The Growth of Big Business in the United States and Western Europe, 1850–1939 (New Studies in Economic and Social History, Series Number 23) - Softcover

Schmitz, Christopher J.

 
9780521557719: The Growth of Big Business in the United States and Western Europe, 1850–1939 (New Studies in Economic and Social History, Series Number 23)

Synopsis

This book provides the first available introductory, comparative account of the rise of giant business corporations in America and Europe in the century before the Second World War. It discusses the evolution of firms such as Ford, Exxon, Unilever and Siemens, as well as introducing the reader to the major explanations that have been advanced by historians and economists in order to account for these developments in the global economic order.

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This book provides the first available introductory, comparative account of the rise of giant business corporations in America and Europe in the century before the Second World War. It discusses the evolution of firms such as Ford, Exxon, Unilever and Siemens.

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"[This book] will deservedly become the basic introductory reading for any modern business history course." Business History

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