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How Do Businesses Grow?

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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Natural resources

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Mining adds precious metals to the money supply

Specie- the gold or other metal backing the money supply

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Shift from water power to coal

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Transportation improves

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Financing is available
A. Stock market
B. Commercial banks
C. Investors with capital
Capital- money for investment

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Communication improves
A. Telegraph
B. Telephone
C. Mail by railroad

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Electricity!

Patent system

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Monopoly
One company dominates an entire industry

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Trust
More than one company work together to dominate an industry

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Vertical integration
Business owns every step in the process

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Horizontal integration

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Immigration provides a cheap workforce

Laissez faire
Government adopts a "hands off" policy for social and economic issues

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Social Darwinism
Survival of the fittest in society.

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Political Machines

Graft
Using political office for personal gain