New World Economies: The Growth of the Thirteen Colonies and Early Canada

New World Economies: The Growth of the Thirteen Colonies and Early Canada

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Publisher's Synopsis

New World Economies closely examines the economic development of the Thirteen Colonies and early French Canada, looking at the impact of changing prices, capital flows, and shifts in demand. It is a companion to Egnal's earlier book, Divergent Paths, which emphasizes the influence of culture and institutions on growth. It contains seventeen tables and more than one hundred graphs, many of which are based on original data, presenting these new statistics in a series of appendices. Egnal's central argument is that the pace of economic development in the colonies reflected the rate of growth in the parent country. The book's theoretical foundation builds upon, but moves beyond, the traditional "staple thesis." Thoroughly documented and rich in quantitative data, the study traces the trajectory of economic growth by region and establishes a clear connection between colonial and European rates of growth.

Book information

ISBN: 9780195114829
Publisher: OUP USA
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 330.97302
DEWEY edition: 21
Language: English
Number of pages: 236
Weight: 572g
Height: 242mm
Width: 164mm
Spine width: 26mm