ISBN: 9781107670419 - the long process of development: building markets and states in pre-industrial england, spain and their colonies (4 Ergebnisse)

Softcover. First Paperback Edition. Octavo, v, vi, x, 448 pages. In Very Good condition. Paperback binding. Spine teal and yellow with yellow and white lettering. Covers have very light wear including faint sunning to the spine. Text block has very slight wear. Illustrated. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex, Column CC. 1412689. FP New Rockville Stock.…

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. reprint edition. 448 pages. 9.00x6.00x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: New. This groundbreaking book examines the history of Spain, England, the United States, and Mexico to explain why development takes centuries. Num Pages: 460 pages, 2 b/w illus. 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DSE; 1K; HBTQ; KCA; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 230 x 27. Weight in Grams: 632. . 2015. Reprint. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. …

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Douglass North once emphasized that development takes centuries, but he did not have a theory of how and why change occurs. This groundbreaking book advances such a theory by examining in detail why England and Spain developed so slowly from 1000 to 1800. A colonial legacy must go back centuries before settlement, and this book points to key events in England and Spain in the 1260s to explain why Mexico lagged behind the United States economically in the twentieth century. Based on the integration of North's institutional approach with Mancur Olson's collective action theory, Max Weber's theory of value change, and North's focus on dominant coalitions based on rent and military in In the Shadow of Violence, this theory of change leads to exciting new historical interpretations, including the crucial role of the merchant-navy alliance in England and the key role of George Washington's control of the military in 1787.…