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TL;DR: In this paper, the anatomy of the modem corporate economy is investigated by analysing patterns of interlocking directorships between very large companies in Britain over the period 1906 to 1970, and a preliminary contribution is made to what might be called the anatomy.
Abstract: In this paper, we wish to make a preliminary contribution to what might be called the anatomy of the modem corporate economy, by analysing patterns of interlocking directorships between very large companies in Britain over the period 1906 to 1970. The significance of interlocking directorships is a pwint of some dispute. Mills, for instance, argues that they are a usefiU index of corporate consolidation:

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