An Economic History of the United States: From 1607 to the PresentAn Economic History of the United States is an accessible and informative survey designed for undergraduate courses on American economic history. The book spans from 1607 to the modern age and presents a documented history of how the American economy has propelled the nation into a position of world leadership. Noted economic historian Ronald E. Seavoy covers nearly 400 years of economic history, beginning with the commercialization of agriculture in the pre-colonial era, through the development of banks and industrialization in the nineteenth century, up to the globalization of the business economy in the present day. |
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Page 243
... economies of scale , and the production of these factories had to be marketed by the company's sales organization . The strategies that created dominant corporations forced other corporations in the industry to duplicate the management ...
... economies of scale , and the production of these factories had to be marketed by the company's sales organization . The strategies that created dominant corporations forced other corporations in the industry to duplicate the management ...
Page 269
... economies of scale could not be financed by small franchises . Samuel Insull is the best known consolidator of electricity generating franchises , but many other organizers understood the potential of economies of scale in generating ...
... economies of scale could not be financed by small franchises . Samuel Insull is the best known consolidator of electricity generating franchises , but many other organizers understood the potential of economies of scale in generating ...
Page 272
... economies of scale in generation and distribution . Second , holding companies were financially fragile if they acquired widely separated franchises with small customer bases . Fragmented utility franchises could not achieve economies of ...
... economies of scale in generation and distribution . Second , holding companies were financially fragile if they acquired widely separated franchises with small customer bases . Fragmented utility franchises could not achieve economies of ...
Contents
English Commercial Revolution of the Seventeenth Century | 1 |
Agriculture in the Southern Colonies | 9 |
Agriculture in the Northern Colonies | 33 |
Copyright | |
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