This study analyzes the influence of big business on the economic, political, and social structure of twentieth-century America. The author examines the development of a mass production and consumption economy and argues that the corporation became a key institutional force in the United States.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Chapter 1: Corporate Century: Overview and Paradigm
Chapter 2: The Monolith Emerges: The Rise of Big Business
Chapter 3: Good Stuff: Creating a Consumer Society
Chapter 4: Seated Around the Monolith: The Organized People of Plenty-1950's
Interlude: The Organizational Synthesis
Part II Introduction: Corporate Baroque
Chapter 5: The Dance of the Titans: Business/Government Relations and Power Elite Governance
Chapter 6: Citizen Baroque: Lobbying, Interest Groups, and Campaign Finance
Chapter 7: Sovereign Baroque: Multi-National Enterprise and Globalization