Strategic factors in nineteenth century American economic history : a volume to honor Robert W. Fogel /
Offering new research on strategic factors in the development of the nineteenth century American economy?labor, capital, and political structure?the contributors to this volume employ a methodology innovated by Robert W. Fogel, one of the leading pioneers of the "new economic history." Fog...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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| Series: | National Bureau of Economic Research.
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| Summary: | Offering new research on strategic factors in the development of the nineteenth century American economy?labor, capital, and political structure?the contributors to this volume employ a methodology innovated by Robert W. Fogel, one of the leading pioneers of the "new economic history." Fogel's work is distinguished by the application of economic theory and large-scale quantitative evidence to long-standing historical questions. These sixteen essays reveal, by example, the continuing vitality of Fogel's approach. The authors use an astonishing variety of data, including genealogies, t |
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| Item Description: | Papers presented at a conference held Mar. 2-3, 1991 in Cambridge, Mass. EBSCO eBook Academic Comprehensive Collection North America |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (ix, 491 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. "The writings of Robert W. Fogel": pages 471-474 |
| ISBN: | 9780226301358 0226301354 |
