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by Lawrence E. Mitchell
The Speculation Economy
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PREFACE
PROLOGUE
ONE: THE PRINCIPLE OF COOPERATION
THE GIANT MODERN CORPORATION
THE RISE OF FINANCE
“INDUSTRY IS CARRIED ON FOR THE SAKE OF BUSINESS”
LAISSEZ-FAIRE
THE RISE OF INDUSTRIAL COMPETITION
THE PRINCIPLE OF COOPERATION
THE NEED FOR COOPERATION
THE LIMITS OF COOPERATION
STANDARD OIL AND THE TRUST
TWO: SANCTUARY
THE POWER OF THE STATES
WHY NEW JERSEY?
THE LEGAL FOUNDATION OF THE GIANT CORPORATION
THE NEW JERSEY COURTS —A FUTILE ATTEMPT TO MAINTAIN INTEGRITY
YOU NEVER HAVE TO LIVE IN JERSEY AND OTHER FEATURES
WHERE WERE THE OTHER STATES?
THREE: TRANSCENDENTAL VALUE
OVERCAPITALIZATION
A QUESTION OF VALUE
THE LEGAL BACKGROUND OF WATERED STOCK: THE CONCEPT OF PAR VALUE
WATERING STOCK
WATERED STOCK IN ACTION: THE CASE OF U.S. STEEL
DEFENDING OVERCAPITALIZATION
THE WATER WAS DEEP
CAPITALIZATION VERSUS REAL CAPITAL
WHAT WAS THE PROBLEM?
TRANSCENDENTAL VALUE
FOUR: THE NEW PROPERTY
FROM DEPRESSION TO PROSPERITY
THE MODERN MARKET
SOCIALIZING THE MARKET
SPECULATION —A MATTER OF KNOWLEDGE
FIVE: THE COMPLEX WHOLE
THE FAILURE OF FEDERAL INCORPORATION
A PRELUDE TO FEDERAL INCORPORATION — THE CHICAGO CONFERENCE ON TRUSTS
FROM ANTITRUST TO FEDERAL INCORPORATION
ROOSEVELT DISCOVERS THE TRUSTS
SIX: MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
THE FEDERAL INCORPORATION ERA
THE LITTLEFIELD BILL OF 1903
THE FAILURE OF THE LITTLEFIELD BILL
SOUND AND FURY —THE FIRST REPORT OF THE BUREAU OF CORPORATIONS
SEVEN: PANIC AND PROGRESS
THE PANIC OF 1907
ROOSEVELT’S LAST CHANCE —FEDERAL INCORPORATION, THE HEPBURN BILL AND THE FAINT BEGINNINGS OF INVESTOR PROTECTION
THE ROOTS OF SECURITIES REGULATION
CAPITAL VERSUS THE CONSUMER: SECURITIES REGULATION THROUGH THE RAILROADS
EIGHT: THE SPECULATION ECONOMY
THE NEW SPECULATION
THE NEW SPECULATION TAKES ROOT
THE NEW COMMON STOCKHOLDER
OLD-FASHIONED SPECULATION AND THE SECOND NEW ERA
NINE: THE END OF REFORM
THE DEMOCRATS RETURN
WILSON AND BUSINESS
THE COLLECTIVE SOCIETY
THE FEDERAL RESERVE
THE PUJO COMMITTEE
THE OWEN BILL
INCORPORATING THE EXCHANGES — THE PATH TO ENFORCEMENT
THE END OF BUSINESS PROGRESSIVISM
JUST BELIEVE
PROPHET OF PROSPERITY
TEN: MMUFACTURIIVG SECURITIES
WALL STREET IN A TIME OF WAR
THE CAPITAL ISSUES COMMITTEE
THREE WAVES OF MARKET DEVELOPMENT AND THE RISE OF MODERN SECURITIES REGULATION
MODERN SECURITIES REGULATION: THE LEGAL ACCEPTANCE OF THE SPECULATION ECONOMY
EPILOGUE
THE MANAGERIAL ERA
SEPARATING STOCK FROM BUSINESS
THE RELEASE OF THE SPECULATION ECONOMY
NOTES
SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX
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