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- Title
The Elimination of the Unworthy: Credit Men and Small Retailers in Progressive Era Capitalism.
- Authors
Smith, David Sellers
- Abstract
The article presents an examination of the impact that the National Association of Credit Men (NACM) had on the United States economy during the Progressive Era. It discusses the role the NACM played in reducing the supply of credit available to both retailers and consumers and examines how their work helped the U.S. establish itself as an economic power. It explores how mass production and distribution led to the introduction of large retail institutions and mass consumerism and discusses the methods the NACM used to bring order and discipline to capitalism in the U.S.
- Subjects
UNITED States; CREDIT control; RETAIL industry; CREDIT laws; CONSUMER credit laws; PHYSICAL distribution of goods; CAPITALISM; MASS production; NATIONAL Association of Credit Management; AMERICAN business enterprises; UNITED States economy; UNITED States history, 1865-1921; UNITED States economy, 1918-1945
- Publication
Journal of the Gilded Age & Progressive Era, 2010, Vol 9, Issue 2, p197
- ISSN
1537-7814
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1017/S1537781400003935