The Cambridge Economic History of the United States

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Volume II surveys the economic history of the United States, Canada, and the Caribbean during the nineteenth century, a period of massive international and intercontinental movements of labor, capital, and commodities. The United States and Canada began the period as small but vigorous societies; the United States ended the period as the world's premier economic power. 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.

"Undergraduate and graduate students can find in them precise analyses and welcome syntheses." The Journal of American History Dec 2001

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Frontmatter
pp i-x
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1 - Economic Growth and Structural Change in the Long Nineteenth Century
pp 1-56
- By Robert Gallman, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
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2 - The Economy of Canada in the Nineteenth Century
pp 57-108
- By Marvin McInnis, Queen’s University
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3 - Inequality in the Nineteenth Century
pp 109-142
- By Clayne Pope, Brigham Young University
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4 - The Population of the United States, 1790–1920
pp 143-206
- By Michael Haines, Colgate University
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5 - The Labor Force in the Nineteenth Century
pp 207-244
- By Robert Margo, Vanderbilt University
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6 - The Farm, The Farmer, and The Market
pp 245-284
- By Jeremy Atack, Vanderbilt University, Fred Bateman, University of Georgia, William Parker, Yale University
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7 - Northern Agriculture and the Westward Movement
pp 285-328
- By Jeremy Atack, Vanderbilt University, Fred Bateman, University of Georgia, William Parker, Yale University
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8 - Slavery and its Consequences for the South in the Nineteenth Century
pp 329-366
- By Stanley Engerman, University of Rochester
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9 - Technology and Industrialization, 1790–1914
pp 367-402
- By Stanley Engerman, University of Rochester, Kenneth Sokoloff, University of California, Los Angeles
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10 - Entrepreneurship, Business Organization, and Economic Concentration
pp 403-434
- By Naomi Lamoreaux, University of California, Los Angeles
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11 - Business Law and American Economic History
pp 435-482
- By Tony Freyer, University of Alabama
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12 - Experimental Federalism: the Economics of American Government, 1789–1914
pp 483-542
- By Richard Sylla, New York University
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13 - Internal Transportation in the Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries
pp 543-642
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14 - Banking and Finance, 1789–1914
pp 643-684
- By Hugh Rockoff, Rutgers University
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15 - U.S. Foreign Trade and the Balance of Payments, 1800–1913
pp 685-732
- By Robert Lipsey, National Bureau of Economic Research
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16 - International Capital Movements, Domestic Capital Markets, and American Economic Growth, 1820–1914
pp 733-812
- By Lance Davis, California Institute of Technology, Robert Cull, World Bank
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17 - The Social Implications of U.S. Economic Development
pp 813-864
- By Stuart Blumin, Cornell University
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Bibliographic Essays
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Index
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Contents

Frontmatter
pp i-x

1 - Economic Growth and Structural Change in the Long Nineteenth Century
pp 1-56

2 - The Economy of Canada in the Nineteenth Century
pp 57-108

3 - Inequality in the Nineteenth Century
pp 109-142

4 - The Population of the United States, 1790–1920
pp 143-206

5 - The Labor Force in the Nineteenth Century
pp 207-244

6 - The Farm, The Farmer, and The Market
pp 245-284

7 - Northern Agriculture and the Westward Movement
pp 285-328

8 - Slavery and its Consequences for the South in the Nineteenth Century
pp 329-366

9 - Technology and Industrialization, 1790–1914
pp 367-402

10 - Entrepreneurship, Business Organization, and Economic Concentration
pp 403-434

11 - Business Law and American Economic History
pp 435-482

12 - Experimental Federalism: the Economics of American Government, 1789–1914
pp 483-542

13 - Internal Transportation in the Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries
pp 543-642

14 - Banking and Finance, 1789–1914
pp 643-684

15 - U.S. Foreign Trade and the Balance of Payments, 1800–1913
pp 685-732

16 - International Capital Movements, Domestic Capital Markets, and American Economic Growth, 1820–1914
pp 733-812

17 - The Social Implications of U.S. Economic Development
pp 813-864

Bibliographic Essays
pp 865-964

Index
pp 965-1021

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