Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Naval Affairs
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Category : Defense contracts
Languages : en
Pages : 1786
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Investigation of the Progress of the War Effort: Brewster investigation
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Naval Affairs
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Category : Defense contracts
Languages : en
Pages : 1786
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Defense contracts
Languages : en
Pages : 1786
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Investigation of the Progress of the War Effort
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Naval Affairs
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Category : Defense contracts
Languages : en
Pages : 1898
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Category : Defense contracts
Languages : en
Pages : 1898
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Investigation of the Progress of the War Effort, Hearings ..., H. Res. 30 , March 25, 1943
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Naval Affairs
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1886
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1886
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CIS US Congressional Committee Hearings Index: 74th Congress-78th Congress, 1935-1944 (6 v.)
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 690
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 690
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Destructive Creation
Author: Mark R. Wilson
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN: 0812248333
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
During World War II, the United States helped vanquish the Axis powers by converting its enormous economic capacities into military might. Producing nearly two-thirds of all the munitions used by Allied forces, American industry became what President Franklin D. Roosevelt called "the arsenal of democracy." Crucial in this effort were business leaders. Some of these captains of industry went to Washington to coordinate the mobilization, while others led their companies to churn out weapons. In this way, the private sector won the war—or so the story goes. Based on new research in business and military archives, Destructive Creation shows that the enormous mobilization effort relied not only on the capacities of private companies but also on massive public investment and robust government regulation. This public-private partnership involved plenty of government-business cooperation, but it also generated antagonism in the American business community that had lasting repercussions for American politics. Many business leaders, still engaged in political battles against the New Deal, regarded the wartime government as an overreaching regulator and a threatening rival. In response, they mounted an aggressive campaign that touted the achievements of for-profit firms while dismissing the value of public-sector contributions. This probusiness story about mobilization was a political success, not just during the war, but afterward, as it shaped reconversion policy and the transformation of the American military-industrial complex. Offering a groundbreaking account of the inner workings of the "arsenal of democracy," Destructive Creation also suggests how the struggle to define its heroes and villains has continued to shape economic and political development to the present day.
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN: 0812248333
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
During World War II, the United States helped vanquish the Axis powers by converting its enormous economic capacities into military might. Producing nearly two-thirds of all the munitions used by Allied forces, American industry became what President Franklin D. Roosevelt called "the arsenal of democracy." Crucial in this effort were business leaders. Some of these captains of industry went to Washington to coordinate the mobilization, while others led their companies to churn out weapons. In this way, the private sector won the war—or so the story goes. Based on new research in business and military archives, Destructive Creation shows that the enormous mobilization effort relied not only on the capacities of private companies but also on massive public investment and robust government regulation. This public-private partnership involved plenty of government-business cooperation, but it also generated antagonism in the American business community that had lasting repercussions for American politics. Many business leaders, still engaged in political battles against the New Deal, regarded the wartime government as an overreaching regulator and a threatening rival. In response, they mounted an aggressive campaign that touted the achievements of for-profit firms while dismissing the value of public-sector contributions. This probusiness story about mobilization was a political success, not just during the war, but afterward, as it shaped reconversion policy and the transformation of the American military-industrial complex. Offering a groundbreaking account of the inner workings of the "arsenal of democracy," Destructive Creation also suggests how the struggle to define its heroes and villains has continued to shape economic and political development to the present day.
Selected United States Government Publications
Author: United States. Superintendent of Documents
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 1340
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 1340
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Report
Author: United States. Congress. House
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 1902
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 1902
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Investigation of the National Defense Program
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Special Committee Investigating the National Defense Program
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Category : Industrial mobilization
Languages : en
Pages : 1124
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Category : Industrial mobilization
Languages : en
Pages : 1124
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Investigation of the National Defense Program: Merchant shipping, Jan. 12, Mar. 2, 8, 27, 28, 30, Apr. 3, 1944
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Special Committee Investigating the National Defense Program
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Category : Air bases
Languages : en
Pages : 374
Book Description
Part 41, focuses on Navy fuel purchase contracts for Saudi Arabian oil and businesses' use of institutional advertising for tax exemptions during and after the war.
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Category : Air bases
Languages : en
Pages : 374
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Part 41, focuses on Navy fuel purchase contracts for Saudi Arabian oil and businesses' use of institutional advertising for tax exemptions during and after the war.
Investigation of Procurement and Buildings
Author: United States. Congress. Committee on Government Operations
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Category : Government property
Languages : en
Pages : 204
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Publisher:
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Category : Government property
Languages : en
Pages : 204
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