Describe elements of the Glided Age.

The Gilded Age is a period in American society (1870-1900) with rapid economic growth but also characterised by corruption, materialism, monopoly businesses and growing inequality. ... One of the defining elements of the Gilded Age was the railroad industry

what are local authorities doing to fix the problem

explanation:

an expansion is one of two basic business cycle phases; the other is contraction. the transition from expansion to contraction is a peak, and the changeover from contraction to expansion is a trough.