The shift from local business to large-scale manufacturing during the last half of the nineteenth century saw a concomitant increase in government restriction of business.

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During the last half of the nineteenth century, there was actually a trend towards laissez-faire economics, with the government generally adopting a hands-off approach to business and allowing for the rapid expansion of large-scale manufacturing and corporations without imposing significant new restrictions.

The Shift from Local Business to Large-Scale Manufacturing During the Last