The Cambridge Economic History of the United States
Auteur: Stanley L. Engerman, Robert E. Gallman
Nombre de pages: 1008 pages
ISBN: 0521553075, 9780521553070
Edition: Cambridge University Press
Date de publication: Cambridge University Press
Description: Volume II surveys the economic history of the United States, Canada, and the Caribbean during the nineteenth century. Five main themes frame the economic changes described in the volume: the migration of labor and capital from Europe, Asia, and Africa to the Americas; westward expansion; slavery and its aftermath; the process of industrialization; and the social consequences of economic growth that led to fundamental changes in the role of government. Other topics include: inequality, population, labor, agriculture, entrepreneurship, transportation, banking and finance, business law, and international trade.