The New Relations Between Business and Government
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9748400 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Edward A Filene (William Filene's Sons Company, Boston, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1934 |
| Volume | 172 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 37-44 |
| Publication date | 1934-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-7162 • E-ISSN: 1552-3349 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/000271623417200107 |
| OpenAlex | W2045514255 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
AFEW years ago American business men were thrilled by a phrase. As is so often the case when people are thrilled by phrases, the phrase did not mean anything. It was: Less Government in and More in Government. Now, that phrase sounds all right, but the words do not make sense. If you had asked the business men who were worshipfully repeating this slogan just what they meant by Business and by Government, they would quite generally have agreed, I think, that business is trading for profit and that government is the orderly arrangement of human affairs. But what then becomes of the precious slogan? Less Orderly Arrangement of Human Affairs in and More Trading for Profit in Government. Thrilling, is it not? But we took it seriously. That is what was the matter with us. We not only sold goods but elected Presidents on that issue
Business · Government (linguistics · Linguistics · Philosophy · Public Policy and Administration Research
| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,04 |
| Citation span | 1999 - 1999 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |