The Great Merger Movement in American Business, 1895-1904
The Great Merger Movement in American Business, 1895-1904

Author: Naomi R. Lamoreaux

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1988-04-29

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 9780521357654

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Between 1895 and 1904 a great wave of mergers swept through the manufacturing sector of the U.S. economy. In The Great Merger Movement in American Business, Lamoreaux explores the causes of the mergers, concluding that there was nothing natural or inevitable about turn-of-the-century combinations.

Real Wages in Manufacturing, 1890-1914
Real Wages in Manufacturing, 1890-1914

Author: Albert Rees

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Published: 2015-12-08

Total Pages: 180

ISBN-13: 1400879779

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Previous wage studies of the period before World War I found that real wages remained stable from 1890 to 1914 despite the continued growth of the economy. This study indicates that this conclusion was based on faulty statistics. Using new estimates of money wages and a new cost-of-living index, Mr. Rees shows that real wages rose considerably in this period, although less than in later years. His findings will require revision of the prevailing viewpoint. Originally published in 1961. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.