The Transformation of Wall Street: A History of the Securities and Exchange Commission and Modern Corporate Finance

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Houghton Mifflin, 1982 - Business & Economics - 701 pages
Seligman describes the activities of the SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission), a federal regulatory agency, from its establishment during the years of the Depression up to the end of the Nixon Administration in 1977. Discusses its contributions -- the elimination of anticompetitive practices in the stock markets, reduction of securities fraud through corporate disclosure and enforcement programs, regulation and restructuring of the public utilities industry. Also covers the influence and contributions of SEC Chairmen, who have included Joseph Kennedy, William O. Douglas, James Landis, William Carey and Manuel Cohen.

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After the Crash I
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Frankfurters Turn
39
A Perfect Institution
73
Copyright

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