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Bureaucrats, Businessmen, and Foreign Trade: The Origins of the United States Chamber of Commerce

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Rapid changes in the relationship between business and government from 1890 onwards brought a growing desire for a better exchange of ideas and information and, particularly, for a national organization that would facilitate this exchange. While the United States Chamber of Commerce has been viewed almost universally as the outcome of efforts by businessmen, Professor Werking shows that it was a few government bureaucrats, notably in the relatively new and ambitious Department of Commerce and Labor, who, with the support of the Secretary and the White House, became the decisive factor in the birth of the Chamber in 1912.

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  • Werking, Richard Hume, 1978. "Bureaucrats, Businessmen, and Foreign Trade: The Origins of the United States Chamber of Commerce," Business History Review, Cambridge University Press, vol. 52(3), pages 321-341, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:buhirw:v:52:y:1978:i:03:p:321-341_00
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    1. Hoffer, Rewert, 2021. "Is the business of business business alone? The International Chamber of Commerce and the origins of global business diplomacy, 1920-1931," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 112961, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.

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