The Evolution of a Nation : How Geography and Law Shaped the American States /

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Although political and legal institutions are essential to any nation's economic development, the forces that have shaped these institutions are poorly understood. Drawing on rich evidence about the development of the American states from the mid-nineteenth to the late twentieth century, this b...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Berkowitz, Daniel
Otros Autores: Clay, Karen
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Princeton University Press, 2012.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
U.S. states > Politics and government.
U.S. states > Economic conditions.
State governments.
Law > U.S. states.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Economics > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Civics & Citizenship.
Droit > États-Unis > États > Histoire.
Law > United States > States > History.
State governments > United States > History.
United States.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Although political and legal institutions are essential to any nation's economic development, the forces that have shaped these institutions are poorly understood. Drawing on rich evidence about the development of the American states from the mid-nineteenth to the late twentieth century, this book documents the mechanisms through which geographical and historical conditions--such as climate, access to water transportation, and early legal systems--impacted political and judicial institutions and economic growth. The book shows how a state's geography and climate influenced whether elites based.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (240 pages): illustrations, maps
ISBN:9781400840540

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