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<p><P>Rich in both quantitative techniques and economic theory, <i>American Economic History</i> demonstrates how an understanding of our past can illuminate economic issues that face society today and in the future.<p>Overseas Empire; Colonial Development; America on the Eve of Revolution; Gaining Independence; Westward Expansion; Population and Labor Force; Law and the Rise of Classical American Capitalism; Transportation: Internal Improvements and Urbanization; Agricultural Expansion: The Conflict of Two Systems on the Land; The Debate Over Slavery; The Early Industrial Sector; The Financial System and the International Economy; Economic Effects of the Civil War; Railroads and Economic Development; Post-Civil War Agriculture; Population Growth and the Atlantic Migration; Industrialization, Entrepreneurship, and Urban Growth; Big Business and Government Intervention; Financial Developments 1863-1914; The Great Economy and Its International Relations; Labor and the Law; The Command Economy Emerges: World War I; “Normalcy”: 1919-1929; The Great Depression; The New Deal; The “Prosperity” of Wartime; Before the New Frontier: The Postwar Eco
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- Author
- Hughes, Jonathan R. T.
- Publisher
- Pearson Addison-Wesley, c2011.
- Published
- 2011
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780137037414
- Category
- business
- Subjects
- Economics, Business
- Rating
- 4.3 / 5 (58 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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