General motors, Nazis, and the demise of urban rail transit

In 1974, the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on Antitrust and Monopoly conducted hearings on concentration in America's ground transportation industries. A considerable portion of the testimony and supporting materials was related to a controversial report written by then Su...

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Published in:Government Publications Review 1984-01, Vol.11 (3), p.211-232
Main Author: O'hanlon, Timothy P.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:In 1974, the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on Antitrust and Monopoly conducted hearings on concentration in America's ground transportation industries. A considerable portion of the testimony and supporting materials was related to a controversial report written by then Subcommittee staffer Bradford Snell. Snell cited General Motors as an example of a corporation that was powerful enough to adversely affect the national welfare by merely pursuing its own economic interests. The report stated that the G.M. owned Opel plant in Germany made a significant contribution to the Nazi war effort. Snell also accused the company of pursuing transportation policies that had a major effect on the demise of electric urban rail mass transit systems in the United States. General Motors voiced strong opposition to Snell's charges and presented considerable testimony in rebuttal. The following is a review of the controversy and its impact as registered in popular and academic literature.
ISSN:0277-9390
1352-0237
DOI:10.1016/0277-9390(84)90003-7