Sandra M. Anglund examines the American national government's
small business assistance policy from the passage of the Small
Business Act of 1953 onward. She traces the heritage of the policy
and shows how American core values, those often referred to as the
American Creed, contributed to shaping that policy.
Anglund points out that the American national government is in
the business of promoting small business. Government agencies help
entrepreneurs develop small businesses through a wide range of
programs providing financial assistance such as loans, government
contract assistance including set-asides, and management and
technical support. Unlike government programs for farmers and big
businesses, which are usually invisible to the citizenry, small
business aid programs are extremely and intentionally visible.
Congress declared the policy of aiding small business and
launched the contemporary era of small business assistance programs
in the Small Business Act of 1953. In this study, Anglund traces
the heritage of the Small Business Act, probes influences on small
business and enactments of the 1953-1997 period, and show how
American core values, those often referred to as the American
Creed, contributed to shaping small business policy and to the
support it received. Scholars, students, and researchers involved
with public policy, political culture, business politics and
history, and economic development will find this study of
particular interest.
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