In the book The Jungle, Upton Sinclair describes the meatpacking industry in Chicago at the beginning of the 20^th century. The unregulated meatpacking companies had questionable health and safety standards, and they exploited their employees unmercifully. What stage of economic development was Sinclair discussing?

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Sinclair was discussing the stage of laissez-faire capitalism, characterized by minimal government intervention, which allowed companies to operate with little regard for health, safety, or workers' rights.

In the Book the Jungle, Upton Sinclair Describes the Meatpacking