Shipping, Maritime Trade and the Economic Development of Colonial North America - Couverture souple

Shepherd, James F.

 
9780521169424: Shipping, Maritime Trade and the Economic Development of Colonial North America
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0521169429 ISBN 13 : 9780521169424
Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 1972

Synopsis

Originally published in 1972, this study is of the North American colonial economy from the middle of the seventeenth century to the American Revolution, with emphasis on the later years. The authors use quantitative analysis to prove that productivity was increasing not so much because of technological change, but rather because of improvements in market organization and reduced risks of business enterprise within markets. In the first part of the book the authors present a theoretical framework for examining the general aspects of long-term economic development in the colonies. In the second part they discuss shipping and overseas trade in detail. They examine costs of shipping and distribution; sources of productivity change; commodity trade with overseas markets; and finally a number of other influences on the colonial balance of frameworks. Several statistical appendices supporting the authors' argument follow the text.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Originally published in 1972, this study is of the North American colonial economy from the middle of the seventeenth century to the American Revolution, with emphasis on the later years. The authors use quantitative analysis to prove that productivity was increasing not so much because of technological change, but rather because of improvements in market organization and reduced risks of business enterprise within markets. In the first part of the book the authors present a theoretical framework for examining the general aspects of long-term economic development in the colonies. In the second part they discuss shipping and overseas trade in detail. They examine costs of shipping and distribution; sources of productivity change; commodity trade with overseas markets; and finally a number of other influences on the colonial balance of frameworks. Several statistical appendices supporting the authors' argument follow the text.

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Éditeur
Cambridge University Press
Date d'édition
1972
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0521169429
ISBN 13 
9780521169424
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
266
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
Avery
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