Credit Nation : Property Laws and 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
Autor principal: Priest, Claire (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2021]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Credit > Law and legislation.
Poverty.
Debt.
Capitalism.
Property.
Credit > Law and legislation > United States > History > 18th century.
Credit > Law and legislation > United States > History > 17th century.
Property > United States > History > 18th century.
Property > United States > History > 17th century.
United States.
États-Unis > Histoire > ca 1600-1775 (Periode coloniale)
United States > History > Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
History.
Electronic books.
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 (232 pages).
ISBN:9780691185651

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