Berle and Means Discuss Corporate Control
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Business and Commerce Series
- Categories: Literature, Publishing, Economics
- Subcategories: Business
- Curriculum: American History 1901-1950
- Geographical Location: New York City
- Date: 1932
Article abstract: Berle and Means drew national attention to emerging corporate centralism and set the stage for developing new ideas and mechanisms to protect individuals’ property rights and interests.
Summary of Event
The 1932 publication of The Modern Corporation and Private Property by Adolf A. Berle, Jr., and Gardiner C. Means recognized and documented the corporate system that was gradually replacing the free enterprise system in the United States. The pioneering book brought to national attention the existence of a forceful trend that...
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