{"product_id":"historical-perspectives-on-the-american-economy-selected-readings-hardback-9780521461078","title":"Historical Perspectives on the American Economy; Selected Readings (Hardback) 9780521461078","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eHistorical Perspectives on the American Economy\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eSelected Readings\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book is a student reader of the key topics in American economic history.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRobert Whaples (Edited by), Dianne C. Betts (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521461078, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 26 May 1995\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e654 pages, 43 b\/w illus.  3 maps  60 tables\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 3.5 cm, 1.04 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis book is a student reader of the key topics in American economic history. The readings are organised chronologically and thematically, covering such topics as: the colonial and early national economy, slavery and indentured servitude, the South since the Civil War, the origins of American industrial success, the causes of farm protest in the late nineteenth century, the role of women in the economy, and the Great Depression. Introductions add context, provide critical questions about the arguments and evidence, note important subsequent works, and suggest additional readings. Also included are a glossary and an appendix that provides a clear, simple introduction to regression analysis, needed to read the increasingly technical 'cliometric' articles in the field.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction: 1. Editors' introduction\u003cbr\u003e 2. Does the past have useful economics? Donald McCloskey\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Colonial and Early National Economy: 3. An economic interpretation of the American Revolution Mark Egnal and Joseph Ernst\u003cbr\u003e 4. The market and Massachusetts farmers 1750–1855 Winifred Rothenberg\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Slavery and Servitude: 5. The rise and fall of indentured servitude in the Americas: an economic analysis David Galenson\u003cbr\u003e 6. The anatomy of exploitation Robert Fogel and Stanley Engerman\u003cbr\u003e 7. Slavery: the progressive institution? Paul David and Peter Temin\u003cbr\u003e 8. Explaining the relative efficiency of slave agriculture in the antebellum South Robert Fogel and Stanley Engerman\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. The South Since the Civil War: 9. The trap of debt peonage Roger Ranso and Richard Sutch\u003cbr\u003e 10. The economic revolution in the American South Gavin Wright\u003cbr\u003e Part V. The Rise of American Industrial Might: 11. The railroads: the first modern business enterprises, 1850s–1860s Alfed Chandler\u003cbr\u003e 12. Notes on the social savings controversy Robert Fogel\u003cbr\u003e 13. Industrial structure and the emergence of the modern industrial corporation Jeremy Atack\u003cbr\u003e 14. The origins of American industrial success, 1879–1940 Gavin Wright\u003cbr\u003e 15. Federal policy, banking market structure, and capital mobilization in the United States, 1863–1913 Richard Sylla\u003cbr\u003e Part VI. Populism and Postbellum Banking: 16. A reappraisal of the causes of farm protest in the United States, 1870–1900 Anne Mayhew\u003cbr\u003e 17. The 'Wizard of Oz' as a monetary allegory Hugh Rockoff\u003cbr\u003e Part VII. Women in the Economy: 18. The changing economic role of women: a quantitative approach Claudia Goldin\u003cbr\u003e Part VIII. The Great Depression: 19. Factors accounting for changes in the stock of money Milton Friedman and Anna Schwarz\u003cbr\u003e 20. The fall in the demand for money Peter Temin\u003cbr\u003e Appendix: basics of regression\u003cbr\u003e Glossary.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Economic history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Economic history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Economic%20history%20%5BKCZ%5D%22\"\u003eKCZ\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46007551328536,"sku":"9780521461078","price":61.38,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521461078i_a029c8ac-861d-4029-a291-e8b6ea6b4ad1.jpg?v=1691382425","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/historical-perspectives-on-the-american-economy-selected-readings-hardback-9780521461078","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}