American War Mobilization and the Use of Small Manufacturers, 1939-1943*

Jim F. Heath

Business History Review, 1972, vol. 46, issue 3, 295-319

Abstract: Despite political pressure from their Congressional champions, small businesses were never effectively utilized in the American mobilization for World War II. The Roosevelt administration followed an ambivalent policy designed to placate the proponents of small business while giving the lion's share of contracts and scarce raw materials to big business.

Date: 1972
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