From Dependency to Independence: Economic Revolution in Colonial New England
Description
In a sweeping synthesis of a crucial period of American history, From Dependency to Independence starts with the "problem" of New England's economic development. As a struggling outpost of a powerful commercial empire, colonial New England grappled with problems familiar to modern developing societies: a lack of capital and managerial skills, a nonexistent infrastructure, and a domestic economy that failed to meet the inhabitants' needs or to generate exports.Yet, less than a century and a half later, New England staged the war for political independence and the industri...
ISBN(s)
080143405X, 9780801434051
