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The Wealth of Nations Rediscovered: Integration and Expansion in American Financial Markets, 1780–1850
Wright, Robert E. (University of Virginia)
The Wealth of Nations Rediscovered: Integration and Expansion in American Financial Markets, 1780–1850
Wright, Robert E. (University of Virginia)
This book portrays the development of a modern financial sector as the driving force behind America's economic transition from agricultural colony to industrial juggernaut. Wright applies the economic theory of information asymmetry to understandings of early US financial development, expanding on recent scholarship of finance-led economic growth.
254 pages, 22 tables
Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
Released | October 17, 2002 |
ISBN13 | 9780521812375 |
Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 256 |
Dimensions | 152 × 229 × 19 mm · 498 g |
Language | English |