Economic Development in the Americas Since 1500: Endowments and Institutions. Stanley L. Engerman, Kenneth L. Sokoloff

by Stanley L. Engerman

2021-05-28 13:28:11

"This book brings together a number of previously published articles by Stanley L. Engerman and Kenneth L. Sokoloff. Its essays deal with differences in the rates of economic growth in Latin American and mainland North America, specifically the Unite... Read more
"This book brings together a number of previously published articles by Stanley L. Engerman and Kenneth L. Sokoloff. Its essays deal with differences in the rates of economic growth in Latin American and mainland North America, specifically the United States and Canada. It demonstrates how relative differences in growth over time are related to differences in the institutions that developed in different economies. This variation is driven by differences in major institutions - suffrage, education, tax policy, land and immigration policy, and banking and financial organizations. These factors, in turn, are all related to differences in endowments, climate, and natural resources. Providing a comprehensive treatment of its topic, the essays have been revised to reflect new developments and research"-- Less

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ISBN9780521251372
Stanley L. Engerman is John H. Munro Professor of Economics and Professor of History at the University of Rochester. He is perhaps best known for the influential Time on the Cross: The Economics of Am...

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