Markets

Markets examines the economic dimension of the world's most powerful twentieth-century economy. The concept of 'the market' captures the quintessential American representation of the economic mechanism.This volume of essays analyses the idea of the market system and the way a number of particular markets work in the United States. 'The market' is interpreted widely: chapters focus on the organization of consumption, production process technologies and management styles, productivity and growth, gender issues in the American economy, and regional and geographical aspects of production.In providing a comprehensive overview of the US economic system in the twentieth century, the book will be essential reading for students of American politics, public policy, business administration and geography as well as economics.