Editor's Introduction.

The article the "American Journal of Economics and Sociology" and the diverse range of topics that is presented in the current issue. The first article focuses on a study conducted by C. Wright Mills and Melville Ulmer who were commissioned by the United States Congress to review large corporations and their impact on society. Another paper focuses on the growth of special interest protectionism during the early 19th century. The last paper discusses and defends the position that economic writer Max Weber deserves the title "economic sociologist."