Report on the Steel Industry
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"Report on the Steel Industry" is a landmark early 20th-century U.S. government investigation that analyzed the structure, practices, and monopolistic tendencies of the American steel industry.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
antitrust investigation report
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economic investigation ⓘ government report ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
assess the need for antitrust enforcement in steel
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inform U.S. government policy on the steel industry ⓘ provide empirical evidence on steel industry structure ⓘ |
| analyzes |
competitive conditions in the American steel market
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effects of industrial consolidation in steel ⓘ impact of monopoly power on steel prices ⓘ relations between steel producers and consumers ⓘ role of large trusts in steel production ⓘ |
| context |
early 20th-century U.S. industrialization
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public concern over monopolies and trusts ⓘ rise of large industrial corporations in the United States ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| describedAs |
important document in the history of U.S. antitrust policy
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landmark early 20th-century U.S. government investigation ⓘ major study of the American steel industry ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
antitrust policy
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competition policy ⓘ industrial economics ⓘ industrial organization ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
business practices in the steel industry
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concentration of ownership in steel production ⓘ market power of large steel firms ⓘ monopolistic tendencies in the steel industry ⓘ pricing practices in the steel industry ⓘ structure of the steel industry ⓘ |
| genre |
economic policy report
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official government publication ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
critical of monopolistic practices
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supports greater competition in the steel industry ⓘ |
| impact |
contributed to understanding of industrial concentration in steel
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influenced debates on steel industry regulation ⓘ used as reference in discussions of monopoly power in heavy industry ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject | American steel industry ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 20th century ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
U.S. antitrust law
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economic history of the United States ⓘ history of the American steel industry ⓘ regulation of large industrial corporations ⓘ |
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