Historical, Philosophical, Political and Law Sciences, Culturology and Study of Art. Issues of Theory and Practice. Tambov: Gramota, 2014. № 11. Part 1. P. 211-215.
BIG BUSINESS AND LEGISLATIVE POWER OF THE USA AT THE END OF THE XIX CENTURY. SHERMAN ANTITRUST ACT
Yarygin Vadim Vladimirovich
Bryansk State University named after academician I. G. Petrovsky
Abstract. The article analyzes the formation of big business in the United States of America at the end of the XIX century, its relations with the USA Congress, and also the attitude to the problem of monopolism of the representatives of two basic American political parties. The paper focuses on the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887 and its significance and also on the adoption of Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890, which is the foundation of the American antimonopoly law.
Key words and phrases: конгресс США, крупный бизнес, монополии, антитрестовский закон Шермана, голосование, the USA Congress, big business, monopolies, Sherman Antitrust Act, voting
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