| Description |
1 online resource (x, 296 pages) |
| Contents |
Capitalism and Antebellum Economic Thought -- Laissez-faire in the American Tradition -- Progress and Poverty: Malthus and Ricardo in America -- The Crisis of Free Society: The Southern and Northern Reactionaries -- An American Political Economy -- Henry Carey, Nature, and the Destiny of Man -- Liberalism, Republicanism, and Finance -- Conclusion: The Old and the New in American Economics |
| Summary |
"Contesting the assumption that early American economists were committed to Adam Smith's ideas of free trade and small government, this book provides a comprehensive history of the nation's economic thought from 1790 to 1860, tracing the development of a uniquely American understanding of capitalism"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on February 21, 2020) |
| Subject |
Capitalism -- United States -- History
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HISTORY -- United States -- 19th Century.
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Capitalism
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Economic history
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Social conditions
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| SUBJECT |
United States -- Economic conditions -- History
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United States -- Social conditions -- History
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| Subject |
United States
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2019032956 |
| ISBN |
9780813057446 |
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0813057442 |
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