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The long process of development : building markets and states in pre-industrial England, Spain, and their colonies

Hough, Jerry F., 1935-, Grier, Robin M

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\"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\"-- Provided by publisher.

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Subject: State, The Philosophy. / Political development. / Economic development United States History 18th century. / Economic development Mexico History 18th century. / BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History. / Great Britain Politics and governmenty 1066-1485. / Spain Politics and government To 1479. / Great Britain Colonies America Administration. / Spain Colonies America Administration.
• ISBN: 9781107063693, 1107063698, 9781107670419, 1107670411

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
JC131.H68 2015	1	BOOK	AUTOSTORE