01716cam a2200241 a 4500 u2257 SIRSI 20250825174843.0 110411s2012 enka b 001 0 eng 9781107009554 (hardback) 9780521251372 (paperback) 338.973 E57e 2012 Engerman, Stanley L. Economic development in the Americas since 1500 : endowments and institutions / Stanley L. Engerman, Kenneth L. Sokoloff. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012. xxv, 417 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. NBER series on long-term factors in economic development "This book brings together a number of previously published articles by Stanley L. Engerman and Kenneth L. Sokoloff. Its essays deal with differences in the rates of economic growth in Latin American and mainland North America, specifically the United States and Canada. It demonstrates how relative differences in growth over time are related to differences in the institutions that developed in different economies. This variation is driven by differences in major institutions - suffrage, education, tax policy, land and immigration policy, and banking and financial organizations. These factors, in turn, are all related to differences in endowments, climate, and natural resources. Providing a comprehensive treatment of its topic, the essays have been revised to reflect new developments and research"-- Provided by publisher. Includes bibliographical references (p. 361-402) and index. America Economic conditions. Social institutions America. Sokoloff, Kenneth Lee. 961 961 2025-08-25 17:48:43 004731 338.973 E57e 2012 004731 1 2025-08-25 BOOK 0 0 0 COL_GRAL 0 BCENTRAL BCENTRAL 2020-11-23