{"product_id":"markets-in-history-economic-studies-of-the-past-paperback-9780521359870","title":"Markets in History; Economic Studies of the Past (Paperback) 9780521359870","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eMarkets in History\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eEconomic Studies of the Past\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn Markets in History leading economic historians present the results of their research on the scope of markets in economies past and present.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDavid W. Galenson (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521359870, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 26 January 1990\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e372 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.1 cm, 0.55 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\"\u003eIn Markets in History leading economic historians present the results of their research on the scope of markets in economies past and present, ranging from English open fields in the age of Chaucer to racial discrimination in the age of Martin Luther King, Jr. All of these studies illustrate the rewards that are gained by blending the economist's use of analytical and statistical techniques with the historian's careful attention to reconstructing the past through the use of a variety of types of evidence. Markets in History will be of interest to all social scientists for its demonstration of the value of economic theory and econometrics in helping to understand the causes of changing allocations of resources and their consequences for economies and societies.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Introduction: The economies of historical economics Theodore W. Schultz\u003cbr\u003e 1. The open fields of England: rent, risk and the rate of interest, 1300–1815 Donald N. McCloskey\u003cbr\u003e 2. Labour market behaviour in colonial America: servitude, slavery and free labour David W. Galenson\u003cbr\u003e 3. Productivity in American whaling: the New Bedford fleet in the nineteenth century Lance E. Davis, Robert E. Gallman and Teresa D. Hutchins\u003cbr\u003e 4. Households on the American frontier: the distribution of income and wealth in Utah, 1850–1900 Clayne L. Pope\u003cbr\u003e 5. Businessmen, the Raj and the pattern of government expenditure: the British Empire, 1860–1912 Lance E. Davis and Robert A. Huttenback\u003cbr\u003e 6. The impact of the economy and the state on the economic status of blacks: a study of South Carolina Richard J. Butler, James J. Heckman and Brook Payner\u003cbr\u003e Contributors\u003cbr\u003e Index.\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":46005254193432,"sku":"9780521359870","price":33.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521359870i_f9a1335b-d3d6-49b5-abcb-252ebc5ba44f.jpg?v=1691375704","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/markets-in-history-economic-studies-of-the-past-paperback-9780521359870","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}