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The Rise of Big Business

The Rise of Big Business. Corporate America, 1860-1900 Methods of Organization. Pre Industrial Setting. Hamiltonian Advocacy Role of Technology Emerging Market Economy Crafts to mass production Cotton and Textiles Role of Labor. The Railroads. Capitalization requirements

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The Rise of Big Business

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  1. The Rise of Big Business Corporate America, 1860-1900 Methods of Organization

  2. Pre Industrial Setting • Hamiltonian Advocacy • Role of Technology • Emerging Market Economy • Crafts to mass production • Cotton and Textiles • Role of Labor

  3. The Railroads • Capitalization requirements • Professional Management • Infrastructure and Integration • Other Industries: iron, mines, lumber, etc • Cheap Labor • Speculation and The Markets

  4. The Central Pacific • The Big Four and Their charge • Government promotion • The Chinese • Southern Pacific Railroad • Political Power

  5. Other Key Features • Laissez Faire • The Business Cycles • Consolidation • Modern Bureaucracies • Assembly Line & Mass Production • Discontentment and Protest

  6. Monopolistic Practices • Horizontal and Vertical Integration • Pool Arrangements • Trusts and Mergers • 14th Amendment

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