Engines of Enterprise - An Economic History of New England

development of the region's industrial skills.

List of contents

About the author

Peter Temin is Elisha Gray II Professor of Economics, Emeritus, at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Summary

From an inauspicious beginning New England went on to lead the U.S. in its transformation from an agrarian to an industrial economy. In the mid-20th century, New England reinvented itself as a leader in the complex economy of the information society. The dramatic story is told in a sequence of essays written by preeminent historians and economists.

Product details

• Authors: Peter Temin
• Assisted by: Peter Temin (Editor)
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.10.2002
• EAN: 9780674009844
• ISBN: 978-0-674-00984-4
• No. of pages: 336
• Weight: 544 g
• Illustrations: 23 halftones, 2 linecuts, 13 digital line illustrations, 7 tables
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries