New Economic View of American History or The Mutual Fund Business

New Economic View of American History

Author: Jeremy Atack

Even though it's no longer very new, the "New Economic History" remains vital. Its hallmark is the application of economic theory and statistical methods to problems in history. New sources of data and advances in economic theory continually offer the opportunity for fresh looks at old and new questions. Since the initial publication of A New Economic View of American History in 1979, the field and its practitioners have matured considerably, and a torrent of new research has been performed. New chapters on long-run growth, the market for labor, population distribution and growth, financial markets, the changing structure of American industry, and the Great Depression have been added. Thus, Jeremy Atack and Peter Passell have filled the gaps that existed in the first edition, fashioning a true survey of America's economic history from colonial times through the New Deal. Did mercantilism cause the American Revolution? Was slavery profitable? What contribution did migration and immigration make to the economic growth of the nation? How effective has government intervention been in the redistribution of income? Do we know enough about the causes of the Great Depression to prevent another one? Did the New Deal save American capitalism or undermine it? What is the record on tariff policy? These are just a few of the centrally important questions in American history that are illuminated in this book.

Table of Contents:

	Acknowledgments
	Preface
	Introduction: What's New about the "New View" of American Economic History
1	American Economic Growth: A Long-Run Perspective	1
2	The Colonial Economy	26
3	The American Revolution: Some Causes and Consequences	54
4	Money and Banking before the Civil War	81
5	Foreign Trade and Commercial Policy in the Development of a New Nation	112
6	The Transportation Revolution and Domestic Commerce	143
7	The Beginnings of Industrialization	175
8	Population Growth and Redistribution	212
9	Westward Expansion and Public Land Policy	249
10	Northern Agricultural Development before the Civil War	274
11	Slavery and Southern Development	299
12	How the Southern Slave System Worked	326
13	The Economics of the Civil War	355
14	The South after the Civil War	376
15	Northern Agricultural Development after the Civil War	402
16	Railroads and Nineteenth-Century American Economic Growth and Development	427
17	The Changing Structure of American Industry	457
18	Structural Change in America's Financial Markets	493
19	The Market for Labor in Historical Perspective	522
20	America Comes of Age: 1914-29	554
21	The Great Depression: Explaining the Contraction	583
22	The Great Depression, 1933-39: The Recovery?	625
23	The Development of Government Intervention: From the Price of Bread to the Price of Wheat	648
	Glossary	683
	Index	695

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The Mutual Fund Business

Author: Robert C Pozen

Pozen, a leading industry expert, offers a structured presentation of mutual funds for upper-level undergraduates and MBA students. The Mutual Fund Business, 2/e, covers the key principles of mutual fund investment theory through straightforward writing supported by selected articles and case studies. This text provides a comprehensive, firsthand look at the investment strategies supporting a $4 trillion industry undergoing significant growth in the U.S.