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The emergence of capitalism in early America / Christopher W. Calvo.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Calvo, Christopher W., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Capitalism--United States--History.
- Capitalism.
- United States--Economic conditions--History.
- United States.
- United States--Social conditions--History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 online resource)
- Place of Publication:
- University Press of Florida 2023
- Gainesville, Florida : University Press of Florida, [2020]
- 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.
- 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
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes index.
- ISBN:
- 0-8130-5847-3
- 0-8130-5744-2
- 9780813073033
- OCLC:
- 1114273952
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