Research in economic history. Vol. 20
Title:
Research in economic history. Vol. 20
ISBN:
9781849501323
Publication Information New:
Bingley, U.K. : Emerald, 2001.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xi, 301 p.).
Series:
Research in economic history,
Research in economic history.
Contents:
Introduction / Alexander J Field -- The global diffusion of the sewing machine, 1850-1914 / Andrew Godley -- Roosevelt, Warren, and the gold-buying program of 1933 / Scott Sumner -- Scattering as insurance : a robust explanation of open fields? / Cliff T. Bekar -- On the biological standard of living of eighteenth-century Americans : taller, richer, healthier / John Komlos -- Conflicting visions : the American Civil War as a revolutionary event / Roger L. Ransom, Richard Sutch -- The size of the U.S. armed forces during World War II : feasibility and war planning / Michael Edelstein -- Bankruptcy, debt, and the macroeconomy : 1919-1946 / Alexander J Field.
Abstract:
In the tradition of the new economic history, this collection includes seven carefully researched papers blending systematic empirical research with consideration of broader theoretical and analytical issues.
Language:
English