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The speculation economy : how finance triumphed over industry /

Mitchell explains why American businesses today are obsessed with the price of their stock. The author identifies the moment in American history when finance triumphed over industry, and shows how the birth of the giant modern corporation spurred the rise of the stock market.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mitchell, Lawrence E. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: San Francisco, CA : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, ©2008.
Subjects:
Industries > United States.
Corporations > United States.
Finance > United States.
Speculation > United States.
United States > Economic policy.
Online Access: Full text (MFA users only)
ISBN:9781605093864
1605093866
9781609944483
1609944488
1282300539
9781282300538
9786612300530
6612300531
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • The principle of cooperation
  • Sanctuary
  • Transcendental value
  • The new property
  • The complex whole
  • Much ado about nothing
  • Panic and progress
  • The speculation economy
  • The end of reform
  • Manufacturing securities.

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