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Spending, Saving, and Employment, written by H. Gordon Hayes, a Professor of Economics at Ohio State University. Originally published in 1945 by Alfred A. Knopf, it is a significant work of economic theory from the mid-20th century.
What is it about?
The book presents an "underconsumptionist" theory of the economy, which was a major point of debate during and after the Great Depression.Making America Corporate, 1870-1920 by Olivier Zunz explores the transformation of the American workplace during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Book Summary
Zunz focuses on the rise of the modern middle class—the salaried managers and white-collar workers who built the bureaucracies of giant corporations like Ford, DuPont, and Metropolitan life
