A History of Banking in Antebellum America: Financial Markets and Economic Development in an Era of Nation-Building
(Part of the Studies in Macroeconomic History Series)
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Previous banking histories have focused on the money supply function of early American banks and its connection to the recurrent boom-bust cycle of the antebellum era. This history focuses on the credit generating function of American banks It demonstrates that banks aggressively promoted development rather than passively followed its course. Using previously unexploited data, Professor Bodenhorn shows that banks helped to advance the development...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0521669995
ISBN13:9780521669993
Release Date:February 2000
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Length:284 Pages
Weight:1.00 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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