The empire of high finance / by Victor Perlo.

Errata slip inserted : P. 86: A line of type is missing after line 3; it is to be found as line 5 on p.87. Appendix: P. 335 should be p. 332; pp. 332, 333 and 334 should become pp. 333, 335 and 335, respectively.

This book is signed by the author.

Bibliographical references (pages 337-345) and index.

Part One. Structure: Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Wall Street still rules -- Chapter 3. The ownership and control of corporations -- Chapter 4. The spider web -- Chapter 5. Details of corporate control -- Chapter 6. Financial marriages and shotgun weddings --

Part Two. The Empires : Chapter 7. The eight major groups -- Chapter 8. The ebb of Morgan power -- Chapter 9. The rise of the Rockefellers -- Chapter 10. National City and the lesser New York groups -- Chapter 11. Dupont, Mellon, and Beacon Hill -- Chapter 12. The Midwestern groups -- Chapter 13. Bankers and bombers in California -- Chapter 14. The Texas millionaires --

Part Three. Politics : Chapter 15. The grand merger with the state -- Chapter 16. Washington, incorporated -- Chapter 17. Wall Street abroad and foreign policy.

"In the process of uncovering the inner connections of the multi-billionaire families and their banks and corporations, Mr. Perlo details the various modes of corporate control and the workings of the entire big business structure. He examines the changes in monopoly relations, analyses the battles and shifts among the tycoons, and advances new concepts toward a better understanding of contemporary American finance capital. He probes the grand merger of monopoly and government at Washington and indicates its implications for the American people and world politics. Based on extensive research and careful scholarship, replete with analytic tables, charts and detailed appendices, this book takes apart the dream-world of 'People's Capitalism,' spun by Madison Avenue hucksters, and tells the story of streamlined monopoly and vested interests grown larger and more powerful than ever." -- From the dust cover.

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