The emergence of capitalism in early America / Christopher W. Calvo.

Author: Calvo, Christopher W. author.

ImprintGainesville : University Press of Florida, [2020]

Descriptionx, 296 pages ; 24 cm

Note:Capitalism and Antebellum thought -- Laissez-faire in the American tradition -- Progress and Poverty: Malthus and Ricardo in America -- The crisis of free society: the Southern and Northern reactionaries -- An American political economy -- Henry Carey, nature, and the destiny of man -- Liberalism, Republicanism, and Finance -- Conclusion: The old and the new in American economics.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.

Note:"Contesting the assumption that early American economists were committed to Adam Smith's ideas of free trade and small government, this book provides a comprehensive history of the nation's economic thought from 1790 to 1860, tracing the development of a uniquely American understanding of capitalism."-- Provided by publisher.

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