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Late Nineteenth-Century American Development: A General Equilibrium History

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Late Nineteenth-Century American Development: A General Equilibrium History
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Jeffrey G. Williamson
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:364
Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 140
Category/GenreWorld history - c 1750 to c 1900
ISBN/Barcode 9780521088510
ClassificationsDewey:973.8
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations Worked examples or Exercises

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 30 October 2008
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Late Nineteenth-Century American Development is an economist's attempt to interpret a critical period of US history, from Civil War to World War I. The questions raised have always been at the heart of American historiography. What accounts for the retardation up to the turn of the century? How did capital markets operate and what was their influence on the pace and pattern of our growth? What determined farm performance and what impact did that performance have on the economy as a whole? Yet while the questions raised in this book are familiar, the methods are not. This book blends traditional historical analysis with general equilibrium theory, modern macroeconomics and simulation analysis. The result is a provocative book of remarkable scope which offers a fresh interpretation of late nineteenth-century American growth.