International Capital Markets and American Economic Growth, 1820–1914
- Authors:
- Lance E. Davis, California Institute of Technology
- Robert J. Cull
- Date Published: July 2002
- availability: Available
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521526449
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This book examines the economic impact and the political economy of foreign investment in the United States and of American investment abroad. It provides quantitative estimates and qualitative descriptions of the sources and uses of those funds and, in the process, an analysis of the symbiotic relationship between the New York and London stock exchanges and of the evolution of the American domestic capital market. Finally, it explores the domestic political response to foreign investment in Latin America, in Canada, and in the United States.
Read more- A first-rate synthesis of the work of economic historians and business historians
- Written in language which is easily accessible to non-economists
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"This inquiry is well conceived and is clearly and concisely presented. Documentation is thorough and, with the bbiliography, serves as an excellent review and update of the pertinent sources." Paul Abrahams, The Journal of American History
See more reviews"...a well documented overview of America's experience in the international capital market." Kerry Odell, American Historical Review
"This small book manages to cram a lot into a little, and to do it rather well." James R. Lothian, Journal of Interdisciplinary History
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- Date Published: July 2002
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521526449
- length: 180 pages
- dimensions: 229 x 152 x 11 mm
- weight: 0.27kg
- contains: 26 tables
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
1. The international flow of finance: an overview
Introduction
Net flows of capital
2. The sources and uses of foreign capital
The sources and the industrial disposition of foreign capital: the quantitative evidence
The sources and the industrial disposition of foreign capital: the qualitative evidence
a) 1803–40
b) 1840–1914: railroads
c) 1840–1914: government securities
d) 1840–1914: land-related investments
e) 1840–1914: commerce and manufacturing
3. The economic, social, and political response to foreign investment in the United States
The American response
The response of foreign investors
4. Two securities markets: London and New York
The London and New York Stock Exchanges in the late 19th century
The American domestic capital market and the demand for foreign capital
5. American investments abroad
Introduction
The early years:
1797–1896
Towards maturity:
1897–1914
6. Summary and conclusions.
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