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American economic history : a dictionary and chronology / James S. Olson and Abraham O. Mendoza.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: Eng Publication details: Santa Barbara, CA : Greenwood Press, [2015]Description: xxxvii, 695 p. ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 9781610696975 (hardback)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 330.973003
LOC classification:
  • R HC 102 O52a 2015
Summary: "Covering figures, events, policies, and organizations, this comprehensive reference tool enhances readers' appreciation of the role economics has played in U.S. history since 1776"-- Provided by publisher.Summary: "This is a one-volume reference tool that provides basic and succinct information on more than 1,200 topics in U.S. economic history. It focuses on prominent captains of industry and labor leaders, the development of industry and the organizations and policies to counter corporate abuses, the relationship of economics to political organizations and ideologies, and major historical events that triggered reforms. Moreover, the text also includes newer developments related to changes in technology, most notably the primacy of the Information Revolution, the Internet, and the emergence of Silicon Valley in the late 20th and early 21st century"-- Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 667-673) and index.

"Covering figures, events, policies, and organizations, this comprehensive reference tool enhances readers' appreciation of the role economics has played in U.S. history since 1776"-- Provided by publisher.

"This is a one-volume reference tool that provides basic and succinct information on more than 1,200 topics in U.S. economic history. It focuses on prominent captains of industry and labor leaders, the development of industry and the organizations and policies to counter corporate abuses, the relationship of economics to political organizations and ideologies, and major historical events that triggered reforms. Moreover, the text also includes newer developments related to changes in technology, most notably the primacy of the Information Revolution, the Internet, and the emergence of Silicon Valley in the late 20th and early 21st century"-- Provided by publisher.

Includes bibliographical references.

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