Corporation Nation

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Corporation Nation Haney Foundation SerieS a volume in the Haney Foundation Series, established in 1961 with the generous support of dr. John Louis Haney Corporation Nation Robert E. Wright uNivER sit y of pENNsylvaNia pREss phil adElphia Copyright © 2014 university of pennsylvania press all rights reserved. Except for brief quotations used for purposes of review or scholarly citation, none of this book may be reproduced in any form by any means without written permission from the publisher. published by university of pennsylvania press philadelphia, pennsylvania 19104-4112 www.upenn.edu/pennpress printed in the united states of america on acid-free paper 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 library of Congress Cataloging-in-publication data Wright, Rober E. (Robert Eric), 1969– Corporation nation / Robert E. Wright. — 1st ed. p. cm. — (haney foundation series) includes bibliographical references and index. isBN 978-0-8122-4564-6 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1. Corporations—united states—history—19th century. 2. Corporate governance— united states—history—19th century. 3. Corporate governance—united states— history—21st century. 4. Big business—united states—history—21st century. i. title. ii. series: haney foundation series. hd2785.W75 2013 338.7'4097309034—dc23 2013020982 Nations, like man, rise, flourish, and decay. —ferris pell, Review of the Administration and Civil Police of the State of New York (1819) ...