Building the empire state : political economy in the early republic

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Building the Empire State examines the origins of American capitalism by tracing how and why business corporations were first introduced into the economy of the early republic. Brian Phillips Murphy follows the collaborations between political leaders and a group of unelected political entrepreneurs...

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Main Author: Murphy, Brian Phillips (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, 2015
Series:American business, politics, and society.
Subjects:
Finance, Public > New York (State) > 1801-1861.
Finance, Public > New York (State) > 1789-1801.
New York (State) > Economic conditions > History > 19th century.
New York (State) > Economic conditions > History > 18th century.
New York (State) > Politics and government > 1775-1865.
New York (State) > History > 1775-1865.
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Note on Banking Terms
  • Introduction. Strength in Structure
  • Chapter 1. "The Most Dangerous and Effectual Engine of Power"
  • Chapter 2. "An Enlarged American Scale"
  • Chapter 3. "A Very Convenient Instrument"
  • Chapter 4. "To Occupy All Points"
  • Chapter 5. "If We Must Have War or a Canal, I Am in Favor of the Canal"
  • Conclusion. Corporate Political Economy
  • Notes
  • Index
  • Acknowledgments.

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