Theories of Big Business in American Society

1 May 1989

journal article
research article
Published by SAGE Publications in Critical Sociology

Vol. 16 (2-3) , 91-119
https://doi.org/10.1177/089692058901600206

Abstract

This paper examines the Robber Baron, Managerial, and Bank Sphere approaches to the structure of Big Business in the United States. The Robber Baron school argues that Big Business represents a historical regression which feudalized the economy; the Managerial school has several variants, all of which argue that managers rule the economy; the Bank Sphere school argues that banks rule the economy.

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