Description: Small, Medium, Large by Colleen A. Dunlavy Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description We live in a world of seemingly limitless consumer choice. Yet, as every shopper knows without thinking about it, many everyday goods – from beds to batteries to printer paper – are available in a finite number of "standard sizes." What makes these sizes "standard" is an agreement among competing firms to make or sell products with the same limited dimensions. But how did firms – often hotly competing firms – reach such collective agreements?In exploring this question, Colleen Dunlavy puts the history of mass production and distribution in an entirely new light. She reveals that, despite the widely publicized model offered by Henry Ford, mass production techniques did not naturally diffuse throughout the U.S. economy. On the contrary, formidable market forces blocked their diffusion. It was only under the cover of collectively agreed-upon, industrywide standard sizes – orchestrated by the federal government – that competing firms were able to break free of market forces and transition to mass production and distribution. Without government promotion of standard sizes, the twentieth-century American variety of capitalism would have looked markedly less "Fordist." Small, Medium, Large will make all of us think differently about the everyday consumer choices we take for granted. Author Biography Colleen Dunlavy is Professor Emerita of History at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Her research explores the historical relationship between political and economic change in the U.S. and Europe. Her publications include the prize-winning Politics and Industrialization: Early Railroads in the United States and Prussia. She lives in Washington, DC. Details ISBN 1509561730 ISBN-13 9781509561735 Title Small, Medium, Large Author Colleen A. Dunlavy Format Hardcover Year 2024 Pages 240 Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd GE_Item_ID:168437161; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys
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ISBN-13: 9781509561735
Book Title: Small, Medium, Large
Number of Pages: 240 Pages
Publication Name: Small, Medium, Large : How Government Made the U. S. Into a Manufacturing PowerHouse
Language: English
Publisher: Polity Press
Item Height: 1.2 in
Publication Year: 2024
Subject: United States / 20th Century, Economics / General
Item Weight: 15.2 Oz
Type: Textbook
Item Length: 8.6 in
Subject Area: Business & Economics, History
Author: Colleen A. Dunlavy
Item Width: 5.7 in
Format: Hardcover