Building The Empire State: Political Economy In The Early Republic (American Business, Politics, And Society)

Focusing on the state of New York, home to the first American banks, utilities, canals, and transportation infrastructure projects, Building the Empire State examines the origins of American capitalism by tracing how and why business corporations were first introduced into the economy of the early republic.

• | Author: Brian Phillips Murphy
• | Publisher: University Of Pennsylvania Press
• | Publication Date: Jun 04, 2015
• | Number of Pages: 304 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 0812247167
• | ISBN-13: 9780812247169