02689cam a22003613u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000070011910000510012624500290017726400510020630000470025733600260030433700260033033800360035650000310039250502140042350802270063752011940086453400450205865300350210365300520213865300230219065300540221385600430226799900170231053052UtSlPG20260610134225.0mcr n260607r2016||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a02026876  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aHN1 aGhent, William J.q(William James),d1866-194210aOur Benevolent Feudalism 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2016  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2016-09-150 aUtopias and other forecasts -- Combination and coalescence -- Our magnates -- Our famers and wage-earners -- Our makers of law -- Our moulders of opinion -- General social changes -- Transition and fulfilment.  aE-text prepared by Craig Kirkwood and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive/American Libraries (https://archive.org/details/americana)  a"Our Benevolent Feudalism" by William J. Ghent is a social and economic critique written in the early 20th century. The book explores the modern societal structure, likening it to a new form of feudalism where industrial magnates hold power over the working class. The author discusses the implications of this system on various social classes, such as farmers and wage-earners, emphasizing the struggles inherent in their subordination and dependence on the wealthy elite.  At the start of the text, Ghent introduces the concept of societal transformation, referencing historical perspectives on social ideals and predictions for the future. He critiques various forecasts of societal evolution, highlighting a shift towards great industrial combinations that concentrate power and wealth among a few—essentially a new feudal order in which common laborers face increasing dependency on the magnates. The opening portion sets the stage for a thorough examination of how this neofeudalism affects various segments of society, including the limitations imposed on farmers and wage earners by industrial consolidation and economic regulations. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aWorking class -- United States  aUnited States -- Social conditions -- 1865-1918  aTrusts, Industrial  aUnited States -- Economic conditions -- 1865-191840uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/53052  c93886d93886