Shipping, Maritime Trade and the Economic Development of Colonial - North Americ

Klappentext This 1972 study is of the North American colonial economy from the mid-seventeenth century to the American Revolution. Zusammenfassung This 1972 study is of the North American colonial economy from the mid-seventeenth century to the American Revolution. The authors use quantitative analysis to prove that productivity was increasing not because of technological change! but rather because of improvements in market organization and reduced risks of business enterprise within markets. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface and acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. Colonial economic development: a suggested framework; 3. Colonial economic development and trade: an overview; 4. Colonial trade, distribution costs, and productivity change in shipping; 5. Sources of productivity change in shipping and distribution; 6. Overseas commodity trade, 1768-72; 7. The balance of trade and invisible earnings in overseas trade 1768-72; 8. The balance of payments, 1768-72; 9. Reinterpretations of issues in colonial history; Appendices; Select bibliography; Index.

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• Authors: James F. Shepherd, James F. Walton Shepherd, Shepherd James F., Gary M. Walton, Walton Gary M.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.10.2011
• EAN: 9780521169424
• ISBN: 978-0-521-16942-4
• No. of pages: 266
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; History, c 1500 onwards to present day, United Kingdom, Great Britain, International Economics, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, British Isles, Modern Period, C 1500 Onwards