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The Limits of Progressivism: Louis Brandeis, Democracy and the Corporation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 January 2009

Philip Cullis
Philip Cullis
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Lecturer in History, University of Edinburgh, William Robertson Building, Edinburgh EH8 9JY, Scotland.
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The Progressive movement's confrontation with big business was dominated by a paradox. Reformers constantly warned about large corporations, denouncing their capacity to abuse workers, cheat consumers, brutalise competitors and undermine the democratic system. But, despite such rhetoric, the movement did little to diminish the social, political and economic power of big business. This discrepancy has, of course, attracted many historians' attention. For some, Progressivism's “failure” stemmed from reformers' ambivalent attitude towards big business and industrialisation: while angry about the malignant results of big business, Progressives agreed that any campaign to reverse the process of industrialisation would be futile and potentially harmful. For New Left historians, such as Gabrial Kolko, Martin Sklar and James Weinstein, the explanation for the shortcomings of Progressivism is even more straightforward. They claim that, despite their disingenuous declarations in favour of democracy and equality, most Progressive leaders never intended to challenge the power of America's corporate elite.

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Journal of American Studies , Volume 30 , Issue 3 , December 1996 , pp. 381 - 404
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