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Enterprising America
William J. Collins
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Description for Enterprising America
Hardback. Papers of the conference "Enterprising America: businesses, banks, and credit markets in historical perspective," held at Vanderbilt University, Nashville TN, on December 14, 2013. Series: NBER-Conference Report. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: KCD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 150 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
The rise of America from a colonial outpost to one of the world's most sophisticated and productive economies was facilitated by the establishment of a variety of economic enterprises pursued within the framework of laws and institutions that set the rules for their organization and operation. To better understand the historical processes central to American economic development, Enterprising America brings together contributors who address the economic behavior of American firms and financial institutions-and the associated legal institutions that shaped their behavior-throughout the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Collectively, the contributions provide an account of the ways in which businesses, banks, ... Read more
The rise of America from a colonial outpost to one of the world's most sophisticated and productive economies was facilitated by the establishment of a variety of economic enterprises pursued within the framework of laws and institutions that set the rules for their organization and operation. To better understand the historical processes central to American economic development, Enterprising America brings together contributors who address the economic behavior of American firms and financial institutions-and the associated legal institutions that shaped their behavior-throughout the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Collectively, the contributions provide an account of the ways in which businesses, banks, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Series
NBER-Conference Report
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226261621
SKU
V9780226261621
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About William J. Collins
William J. Collins is the Terence E. Adderley Jr. Professor of Economics at Vanderbilt University and a research associate of the NBER. Robert A. Margo is professor of economics at Boston University and a research associate of the NBER.
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