After one hundred years : corporate profits, wealth & American society by Dunn, Joseph J instant download

After one hundred years : corporate profits, wealth & American society by Dunn, Joseph J instant download

xi, 402 pages ; 23 cm, The story of a century of experiments involving huge corporations, the best and worst of government regulation, and the growth, sometimes against powerful opposition, of America's vibrant non-profit sector, Includes bibliographical references (pages 375-386) and index, Customers -- A primer on profits -- Big oil -- Alternative energy -- Big pharmaceutical companies -- Consumer staples -- Health insurers -- Retailers -- Automobiles -- The unexpected end of laissez-faire -- \"--the only thing we have to fear is--\" -- The dark age of American innovation -- Tax competition -- \"Show me the money\" -- \"To promote the well-being of mankind\" -- Jay Gould -- John Jacob Astor -- Marshall Field -- Andrew Carnegie -- John D. Rockefeller -- Ancient problems, new approaches -- Legacies -- Looking forward