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The idea of capitalism before the Industrial Revolution / Richard Grassby.
Lippincott Library HB501 .G642 1999
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LIBRA HB501 .G642 1999
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Grassby, Richard.
- Series:
- Critical issues in history
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Capitalism.
- Industrial revolution.
- Economic history.
- Physical Description:
- ix, 87 pages ; 23 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, [1999]
- Summary:
- In this volume, noted economic historian Richard Grassby investigates the origins and evolution of the idea of capitalism to illustrate for readers the true nature, merits, and the future of capitalism. Grassby examines its numerous and often conflicting definitions, and he tests alternative models of capitalism against the historical record to establish when, where, how, and why modern economies and societies emerged.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 75-80) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Horace Howard Furness Memorial Fund.
- ISBN:
- 0847696324
- 0847696332
- OCLC:
- 41516561
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