{"product_id":"the-fall-of-the-bell-system-a-study-in-prices-and-politics-paperback-9780521389297","title":"The Fall of the Bell System; A Study in Prices and Politics (Paperback) 9780521389297","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Fall of the Bell System\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Study in Prices and Politics\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAT\u0026amp;T's divestiture was the largest corporate reorganization in history and has had international repercussions.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003ePeter Temin (Author), Louis Galambos (With)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521389297, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 28 July 1989\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e400 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.8 x 15.2 x 2.8 cm, 0.6 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAT\u0026amp;T's divestiture was the largest corporate reorganization in history and has had international repercussions. It was a major development in American economic policy, and a prominent part of the deregulation movement of the late 1970s. This study reveals the internal decision-making process at AT\u0026amp;T and explains how private and public interests combined to shape corporate and public policy in late 20th-century America. Temin weaves the strands of politics, economics, business, and law into an accessible narrative history that will be of interest to the general reader who wants to know about government business interaction and how it affects American citizens. Temin portrays divestiture as a great experiment in public policy, competition, openness, and international policy. He concludes that the experiment has been a mix of deliberate design and uncontrollable forces whose outcome was not foreseen.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of tables, figures, and plates\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Note on sources\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Setting the stage\u003cbr\u003e 2. Competition comes to the Bell System\u003cbr\u003e 3. Action and reaction\u003cbr\u003e 4. The conflict broadens\u003cbr\u003e 5. Fighting on all fronts\u003cbr\u003e 6. Reaching agreement\u003cbr\u003e 7. Creating the new order\u003cbr\u003e 8. Reflections\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000 [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Postwar%2020th%20century%20history,%20from%20c%201945%20to%20c%202000%20%5BHBLW3%5D%22\"\u003eHBLW3\u003c\/a\u003e], History of the Americas [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of the Americas\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20the%20Americas%20%5BHBJK%5D%22\"\u003eHBJK\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45913293586712,"sku":"9780521389297","price":30.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521389297i_c588b83b-e7ec-45e4-b458-4090767d1078.jpg?v=1691376230","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-fall-of-the-bell-system-a-study-in-prices-and-politics-paperback-9780521389297","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}