History of Banking in Antebellum America Financial Markets and Economic Development in an Era of Nation-Building

Name: History of Banking in Antebellum America Financial Markets and Economic Development in an Era of Nation-Building
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ISBN: 9780521669993

ISBN-10: 0521669995

ISBN-13: 9780521669993

Edition: 2000

Authors: Howard Bodenhorn, Michael D. Bordo, Forrest Capie, Angela Redish

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Focusing on the credit generating function of American banks, this book demonstrates that banks promoted development rather than passively following its course and that they helped to advance the development of incipient industrialization.

Book details

List price: $44.99
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 2/13/2000
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 284
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English



List of Tables and Figures


Preface



Introduction: Historical Setting and Three Views of Banking



Financial Development and Economic Growth in Antebellum America



Financing Entrepreneurship: Banks, Merchants, and Manufacturers



The Integration of Short-Term Capital Markets in Antebellum America



Banks, Brokers, and Capital Mobility



Conclusion: How Banks Mattered


Epilogue: A Postbellum Reprise



Calculating State-Level Real Income


Bibliography


Index