The Industrialists: How the National Association of Manufacturers Shaped American Capitalism

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Jennifer A. Delton

The Industrialists

How the National Association of Manufacturers Shaped American Capitalism

Jennifer A. Delton

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Princeton University Press
20 September 2022

History of the Americas; Social & cultural history; Labour economics; Economic history

Series: Politics and Society in Modern America

The first complete history of US industry's most influential and controversial lobbyistFounded 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.

By: Jennifer A. Delton
Imprint: Princeton University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9780691203348
ISBN 10: 0691203342
Series: Politics and Society in Modern America
Pages: 392
Publication Date: 20 September 2022
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Jennifer A. Delton is professor of history at Skidmore College. She is the author of Rethinking the 1950s: How Anticommunism and the Cold War Made America Liberal; Racial Integration in Corporate America, 19401990; and Making Minnesota Liberal: Civil Rights and the Transformation of the Democratic Party.

Reviews for The Industrialists: How the National Association of Manufacturers Shaped American Capitalism

""The accomplished historian Jennifer Delton has written an extremely important book on one of the United States’ leading business organizations, the National Association of Manufacturers . . . . [A] meticulously researched study."" * Business History Review *