Report on the Beef Industry
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"Report on the Beef Industry" is an early 20th-century investigative study by the U.S. Bureau of Corporations that analyzed the structure, practices, and monopolistic tendencies of the American meatpacking and beef trade.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
economic study
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government report ⓘ investigative study ⓘ regulatory investigation report ⓘ |
| aim |
to analyze the structure of the American beef industry
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to inform federal antitrust policy ⓘ to investigate monopolistic practices in the beef trade ⓘ |
| author | U.S. Bureau of Corporations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | United States federal government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| documentType | multi-part report ⓘ |
| field |
economic history
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industrial economics ⓘ public policy ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
American beef trade
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United States meatpacking firms ⓘ business practices in the beef trade ⓘ control of livestock supply ⓘ market power of large packers ⓘ monopolistic tendencies in meatpacking ⓘ pricing practices in the beef industry ⓘ structure of the beef industry ⓘ transportation and distribution of beef ⓘ |
| genre |
economic and industrial report
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official government publication ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Progressive Era reforms in the United States
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rise of federal antitrust enforcement ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
economists
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policymakers ⓘ regulators ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| methodology |
analysis of company records
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collection of corporate data ⓘ market structure analysis ⓘ |
| producedByAgency |
Bureau of Corporations
NERFINISHED
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U.S. Department of Commerce and Labor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | U.S. Bureau of Corporations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
U.S. antitrust law
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federal oversight of corporations ⓘ investigations of large packing companies ⓘ regulation of meatpacking trusts ⓘ |
| subject |
antitrust
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beef industry ⓘ competition policy ⓘ corporate concentration ⓘ industrial organization ⓘ meatpacking industry ⓘ monopolies ⓘ |
| timePeriodAnalyzed | early 20th century ⓘ |
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