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A history of small business in America /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Blackford, Mansel G., 1944-
Corporate Author: NetLibrary, Inc
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, [2003]
Edition:2nd ed.
Series:Luther Hartwell Hodges series on business, society, and the state.
Subjects:
Small business > United States > History.
Small business > Government policy > United States > History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Small business before 1880
  • Small business in the age of giant enterprise, 1880-1920
  • Industrial districts and stand-alone companies
  • Small business in boom and bust, 1921-1945
  • Specialty products and niche markets
  • Small business in an expanding economy, 1946-1971
  • Small firms in the Silicon Valley
  • Small business in modern America, 1972-2000
  • Independent bookstores in a time of consolidation.