1996•Southern Economic JournalRequires access
Capitalism in Context: Essays on Economic Development and Cultural Change in Honor of R. M. Hartwell
Rondo Cameron, John James, Mark Thomas
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Abstract
Preface Introduction by John A. James and Mark Thomas Pt. I: Profile of Progress 1: Patterns of Growth in History Eric L. Jones 2: Frontier Societies and the Diffusion of Growth Mark Thomas 3: Reflections on The Standard of Living Debate: New Arguments and New Evidence Stanley L. Engerman Pt. II: Cultural Foundations: Values, Markets, and Peoples 4: Puritanism and Capitalism in Early Massachusetts Stephen Innes 5: Rise of Free Labor: Economic Change and the Enforcement of Service Contracts in England, 1351-1875 David W. Galenson 6: Cemeteries, Religion, and the Culture of Capitalism Thomas W. Laqueur Pt. III: Economic Foundations: Labor, Capital, and Technology 7: Leaving the Farm to Go to the City: Did They Leave Quickly Enough? Jeffrey G. Williamson 8: Human Capital and Productivity in Advanced Economies N. F. R. Crafts 9: Savings, Investment, and Economic Growth: United States in the Nineteenth Century Lance E. Davis, Robert E. Gallman. 10: Progress and Inertia in Technological Change Joel Mokyr Pt. IV: Organizational Foundations: Property Rights, Government, and Markets 11: Evolution of Efficient Markets in History Douglass C. North 12: Political Economy of Institutional Change: Property Rights and the General Revision Act of 1891 Gary D. Libecap 13: Government Growth, Income Growth, and Economic Growth John J. Wallis Postscript Writings of R. M. Hartwell References Contributors Index