Everybody ought to be rich :: the life and times of John J. Raskob, capitalist /

Today, consumer credit, employee stock options, and citizen investment in the stock market are taken for granted--fundamental facts of American economic life. But few people realize that they were first widely promoted by John Jakob Raskob (1879-1950), the innovative financier and self-made business...

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1. Verfasser: Farber, David, 1956-
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2013]
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Zusammenfassung:Today, consumer credit, employee stock options, and citizen investment in the stock market are taken for granted--fundamental facts of American economic life. But few people realize that they were first widely promoted by John Jakob Raskob (1879-1950), the innovative financier and self-made businessman who built the Empire State building, made millions for DuPont and General Motors, and helped shape the contours of modern capitalism. David Farber's Everybody Ought to Be Rich is the first biography of Raskob, a man who shunned the limelight (he was the anti-Trump of his time) but whose impact o.
Beschreibung:1 online resource
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199908516
0199908516
9781299456709
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