The Cambridge Economic History of the United States Vol. 2: The Long Nineteenth Century

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Volume 2 surveys the economic history of the United States Canada and the Caribbean during the nineteenth century. Five main themes frame the economic changes described in the volume: the migration of labor and capital from Europe Asia and Africa to the Americas; westward expansion; slavery and its aftermath; the process of industrialization; and the social consequences of economic growth that led to fundamental changes in the role of government. Other topics include inequality population labor agriculture entrepreneurship transportation banking and finance business law and international trade.