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03404aam a2200469Ii 4500 001 5DEF3C4E992D11EC82317EFE47ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20220301010056 008 190915t20202020njua b 001 0 eng d 020 $a 9780691167862 020 $a 0691167869 035 $a (OCoLC)1119531410 040 $a YDX $b eng $e rda $c YDX $d TXI $d YDXIT $d OCLCF $d OCLCQ $d CHVBK $d OCLCO $d SILO 043 $a n-us--- 050 4 $a HD9725 $b .D45 2020 082 04 $a 338.4/7670973 $2 23 100 1 $a Delton, Jennifer A. $q (Jennifer Alice), $d 1964- $e author. 245 14 $a The industrialists : $b how the National Association of Manufacturers shaped American capitalism / $c Jennifer A. Delton. 264 1 $a Princeton : $b Princeton University Press, $c [2020] 300 $a xi, 342 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 25 cm 490 1 $a Politics and society in modern America 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-322) and index. 520 $a Founded in 1895, the National Association of Manufacturers--NAM--helped make manufacturing the basis of the US economy and a major source of jobs in the twentieth century. The Industrialists traces the history of the advocacy group from its origins to today, examining its role in shaping modern capitalism, while also highlighting the many tensions and contradictions within the organization that sometimes hampered its mission. In this compelling book, Jennifer Delton argues that NAM--an organization best known for fighting unions, promoting "free enterprise," and defending corporate interests--was also surprisingly progressive. She shows how it encouraged companies to adopt innovations such as safety standards, workers' comp, and affirmative action, and worked with the US government and international organizations to promote the free exchange of goods and services across national borders. While NAM's modernizing and globalizing activities helped to make American industry the most profitable and productive in the world by midcentury, they also eventually led to deindustrialization, plant closings, and the decline of manufacturing jobs. Taking readers from the Progressive Era and the New Deal to the Reagan Revolution and the Trump presidency, The Industrialists is the story of a powerful organization that fought US manufacturing's political battles, created its economic infrastructure, and expanded its global markets--only to contribute to the widespread collapse of US manufacturing by the close of the twentieth century. 610 20 $a National Association of Manufacturers (U.S.) $x History. 650 0 $a Manufacturing industries $z United States $x History. 650 0 $a Capitalism $z United States $x History. 610 27 $a National Association of Manufacturers (U.S.) $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00516127 650 7 $a Capitalism. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00846425 650 7 $a Manufacturing industries. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01008071 651 7 $a United States. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204155 650 7 $a Arbeiter $2 gnd 650 7 $a Freihandel $2 gnd 650 7 $a Industrialisierung $2 gnd 650 7 $a Lobbyismus $2 gnd 650 7 $a Wirtschaftspolitik $2 gnd 651 7 $a USA $2 gnd 655 7 $a History. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01411628 830 0 $a Politics and society in modern America 941 $a 1 952 $l UNUX074 $d 20220301010829.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=5DEF3C4E992D11EC82317EFE47ECA4DB 994 $a Z0 $b NIUInitiate Another SILO Locator Search