The Industrialists: How the National Association of Manufacturers Shaped American Capitalism

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By Jennifer Delton *97

Published Dec. 16, 2019

The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) has helped solidify manufacturing as a foundational base of the U.S. economy since 1895. The Industrialists: How the National Association of Manufacturers Shaped American Capitalism (Princeton University Press), Jennifer Delton *87’s in-depth history of the advocacy group, shows how NAM both modernized American industry in a profitable manner and eventually contributed to deindustrialization and manufacturing decline.

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