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Richard N. Langlois is professor of economics at the University of Connecticut. He is the author of Firms, Markets, and Economic Change: A Dynamic Theory of Business Institutions (with Paul L. Robertson); The Dynamics of Industrial Capitalism: Schumpeter, Chandler, and the New Economy, which won the Schumpeter Prize of the International Joseph A. Schumpeter Society; and other books.
"""A Foreign Affairs Best of Books"" ""Finalist for the Hayek Book Prize, Manhattan Institute"" ""A monumental history of American business during the eventful decades when managers ruled.""---Daniel Akst, Wall Street Journal ""Sharp analysis. . . . Chock -full of sophisticated economic theory rendered in lucid prose, this adds up to a bracing evaluation of a consequential and once dominant commercial entity."" * Publishers Weekly * ""Illuminating. . . .Entertaining as well as scholarly, and it sheds interesting light on many of the personalities who have shaped or reshaped the American corporation. It is also a valuable corrective to some widely held misconceptions about American capitalism.""---Sir Geoffrey Owen, Financial Times ""[An] outstanding endeavour. . . . A milestone for students of business as well as economic history, without forgetting the insightful comments on the history of economic theory. Consequently, it is a fundamental work for students at any level and for those at any age interested in enlarging their knowledge of economic history.""---Stefano Solari, History of Economic Thought and Policy ""A richly detailed and engaging narrative of twentieth century American business.""---Andrew Smith, Business History"
