Christopher W Calvo

The Emergence of Capitalism in Early America

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Provides a comprehensive history of the US’s economic thought from 1790 to 1860, tracing the development of a uniquely American understanding of capitalism. The book shows how American economists challenged, adjusted, and adopted the ideas of European thinkers such as Adam Smith and Thomas Malthus to suit their interests.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Longleaf Services on Behalf of U of Florida Press
• Seitenzahl: 308
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Oktober 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 454g
• ISBN-13: 9780813080369
• ISBN-10: 0813080363
• Artikelnr.: 72771496

Autorenporträt

Christopher W. Calvo teaches American history at Florida International University and Gulliver Preparatory in Miami, Florida.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Acknowledgments
2. Introduction: Capitalism and Antebellum Thought
3. Laissez-Faire in the American Tradition
4. Progress and Poverty: Malthus and Ricardo in America
5. The Crisis of Free Society: The Southernand Northern Reactionaries
6. An American Political Economy
7. Henry Carey, Nature, and the Destiny of Man
8. Liberalism, Republicanism, and Finance
9. Conclusion: The Old and the New in American Economics
10. Index