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The politics of purity : Harvey Washington Wiley and the origins of Federal food policy / Clayton A. Coppin and Jack High.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Coppin, Clayton A.
Contributor:
Michigan Publishing (University of Michigan), publisher.
High, Jack C.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Competition, Unfair--United States--History.
Competition, Unfair.
Food law and legislation--United States--History.
Food law and legislation.
Wiley, Harvey Washington, 1844-1930.
Wiley, Harvey Washington.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (230 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, c1999.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
Reveals how the Pure Food and Drugs Act was influenced by competition among government bureaus and commercial interests
Contents:
Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. The Theory of Economic Regulation; 2. The Way We Are; 3. Competition and Entrepreneurship in Bureaucracy: Harvey Wiley's Bureau of Chemistry, 1883-1903; 4. The Struggle for Legislative Dominance, 1903-4; 5. The Struggle for Legislative Dominance, 1904-6; 6. Setting Food Standards by Government Regulation; 7. The Whiskey Years; 8. Sulphur and Benzoate of Soda; 9. Corn Syrup and Coca-Cola; 10. Administrative Dominance under President Taft; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Notes:
Description based upon print version of record.
Description based on information from the publisher.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
1-282-76108-0
9786612761089
0-472-02725-5
OCLC:
729020549

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