The Sherman Antitrust Act Getting Big Business under Control |
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| Author:
| Cefrey, Holly |
| Series title: | America's Industrial Society in the 19th Century Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8239-4032-5 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2003 |
| Publisher: | Rosen Publishing Group
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| Imprint: | Rosen Reference |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $29.13 |
Book Description:
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As big business trusts proliferated in the late 1800s, a number of state governments, especially those in the south and west, passed laws to regulate corporate behavior. Large corporations got around the regulations by established their businesses in states which did not have these laws. In an effort to put a stop to corporations circumventing the states' laws, the federal government passed the Sherman Antitrust Act, which was the first federal antitrust law, and called for federal...
More DescriptionAs big business trusts proliferated in the late 1800s, a number of state governments, especially those in the south and west, passed laws to regulate corporate behavior. Large corporations got around the regulations by established their businesses in states which did not have these laws. In an effort to put a stop to corporations circumventing the states' laws, the federal government passed the Sherman Antitrust Act, which was the first federal antitrust law, and called for federal action against any restraint of trade.