Credit nation : property laws and legal institutions in early America /

How American colonists laid the foundations of American capitalism with an economy built on credit. Even before the United States became a country, laws prioritizing access to credit set colonial America apart from the rest of the world. Credit Nation examines how the drive to expand credit shaped p...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Priest, Claire (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2021]
Colección:Princeton economic history of the Western world.
Temas:
1600-1799
Property > United States > History > 17th century.
Property > United States > History > 18th century.
Credit > Law and legislation > United States > History > 17th century.
Credit > Law and legislation > United States > History > 18th century.
Credit > Law and legislation
Property
United States > History > Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
États-Unis > Histoire > ca 1600-1775 (Période coloniale)
United States
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:How American colonists laid the foundations of American capitalism with an economy built on credit. Even before the United States became a country, laws prioritizing access to credit set colonial America apart from the rest of the world. Credit Nation examines how the drive to expand credit shaped property laws and legal institutions in the colonial and founding eras of the republic.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xi, 226 pages).
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780691185651
0691185654

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