Huntington merely echoes conventional wisdom. Novak (whose essay is useful) is oddly inattentive to 19th century municipal regulation, and like Kolko is too ICC-centric. Richard White is superb on the political legacy of railroad land grants — a key anti-monopoly concern. Back to the sources!
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Beth Popp Berman
Novak credits Samuel P. Huntington:
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