The Corporate Reconstruction of American Capitalism, 1890-1916: The Market, the Law, and Politics - Paperbackby Martin J. Sklar (Author) At the turn of the twentieth century American politics underwent a profound change, as both regulatory minimalism and statist command were rejected in favor of positive government engaged in both regulatory and distributive roles. Through a fresh examination of the judicial, legislative, and political aspects of the antitrust debates in the years from 1890 1916, Martin Sklar shows that the arguments did not arise simply