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<p>A popular text and valuable resource since the first edition was published in 1972, Robert Sobel's <i>The Age of Giant Corporations</i> is now available in a third edition, bringing the history up to the present. This book describes the industries and corporations that have played major roles in the nation's economic growth since the outbreak of World War I. It concentrates on management, technology, marketing and finance, and is concerned with the interrelations and intertwining of political and industrial power. The current edition includes a new chapter covering the impact of junk bonds and corporate governance in the 1980s and early 1990s, an age of restructuring and re-creation in giant corporations.</p> <p>Taking a chronological approach, the volume opens with a chapter on American business during World War I. The author then covers the 1920s in two chapters, one on the glamour industries of the era and one discussing power, consolidation, and mass distribution. Turning to the Depression era in Chapters 4, 5, and 6, he then considers the failure of finance capitalism, business during the New Deal, and growth elements during the Depression. Chapter 7 considers government-bu
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- Author
- Robert Sobel
- Publisher
- Praeger
- Published
- 1993
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780313287305
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Economics, Business, History
- Updated
- 2026-03-24
Other editions & translations
- The age of giant corporations;: A microeconomic history of American business, 1914-1970 (Contributions in economics and economic history) (1974)
- The age of giant corporations: A microeconomic history of American business, 1914-1984 (Contributions in economics and economic history) (1984)
- The age of giant corporations;: A microeconomic history of American business, 1914-1970 (Contributions in economics and economic history) (1972)
- The Age of Giant Corporations: A Microeconomic History of American Business, 1914–1992, 3rd Edition (Contributions in Economics & Economic History) (1993)
- The Age Of Giant Corporations: A Microeconomic History Of American Business, 1914-1992, 3rd Edition (1993)
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