The Oxford encyclopedia of American business, labor, and economic history / edited by Melvyn Dubofsky.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Credo Reference (Firm), distributor.

Dubofsky, Melvyn, 1934- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Industries--United States--History--Encyclopedias.

Industries.

Business--History--Encyclopedias.

Business.

Labor--United States--History--Encyclopedias.

Labor.

Industrial relations--United States--History--Encyclopedias.

Industrial relations.

United States--Commerce--History--Encyclopedias.

United States.

United States--Economic policy--Encyclopedias.

United States--Economic conditions--Encyclopedias.

Genre:

Encyclopedias.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

[Enhanced Credo edition]

Other Title:

Encyclopedia of American business, labor, and economic history

American business, labor, and economic history

Place of Publication:

[New York] : Oxford University Press, 2013.

Summary:

This encyclopedia entries that: explore the changing character of capitalism from the seventeenth century to the present; cover the evolution of business practices and organizations over the same time period; describe changes in the labor force as legally free workers replaced a labor force dominated by slaves and indentures; treat the means by which workers sought to better their lives; and deal with government policies and practices that affected economic activities, business developments, and the lives of working people.

Contents:

v. 1. Editorial and production staff; List of entries; Introduction; Preface; Common abbreviations used in this work; ABRA-MUTU

v. 2. NAFT-YESH.

Notes:

Print version cataloged as a monographic set by the Library of Congress.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on September 18, 2013).

ISBN:

9781787855502

1787855503

9780199739189

0199739188

OCLC:

1124959836