ABSTRACT

This study of monopolies and trusts in England from Tudor days to the twentieth century was first published in 1909. It is a key text in the study of early capitalism and industrial organisation.

part 1|94 pages

Monopoly in the Days of Early Industrial Capitalism

chapter I|14 pages

The History of Early Capitalism

chapter II|27 pages

The Organisation of Monopolies

chapter III|29 pages

Effects of Monopolies: Their Fall

chapter IV|22 pages

Comparison with German Development

part II|72 pages

Free Trade and the Earliest Monopolist Combinations

chapter V|9 pages

The Doctrine of Free Competition

chapter VI|61 pages

Monopolist Combinations in English Mining

part III|161 pages

The Modern Organisation of English Industry on a Monopolist Basis

chapter VII|12 pages

Introductory. Transition to the Present time

chapter VIII|32 pages

The Sphere of Competition

chapter X|10 pages

Questions of Organisation

chapter XI|40 pages

Theoretical Conclusions and Criticisms