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Book SynopsisIncludes seven researched papers blending research with consideration of theoretical and analytical issues.
Trade ReviewA.J. Field ...Seven papers blend systematic empirical research with consideration of broader theoretical and analytic issues. Journal of Economic Literature, Vol. 40, No.2
Table of ContentsIntroduction (A. Field). The global diffusion of the sewing machine, 1850-1914 (A. Godley). The size of the U.S. armed forces during World War II: Feasibility and war planning (M. Edelstein). Bankruptcy, debt, and the macroeconomy, 1919-1946 (A. Field). Roosevelt, Warren and the gold buying program of 1933 (S. Sumner). Scattering as insurance: a robust explanation of open fields? (C. Bekar). On the biological standard of living of eighteenth century Americans: taller richer healthier (J. Komlos). Conflicting visions: the American Civil War as a revolutionary event (R.L. Ransom, R. Sutch).
