Browsing Faculty of Arts and Sciences by Keyword "Economic History"
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Anti-corruption in 20th Century China: Campaigns, Judicial Reform, and Commercial Regulation
(2023-06-01)In the 20th century, Chinese leaders in the Republic of China (ROC) and the People’s Republic of China (PRC) considered systemic corruption to be a serious threat to their respective state-building projects. To address ... -
Introduction to Argentine Exceptionalism
(Springer Nature, 2018-12)This article is an introduction to the special collection on Argentine Exceptionalism. First, we discuss why the case of Argentina is generally regarded as exceptional: the country was among the richest in the world at the ... -
Land, Capital, Information: Business Statistics and Economic Models in the American Built Environment, 1900-2020
(2022-06-06)In this dissertation, I examine the historical relationship between quantitative data, economic models, and the urban development process in the United States. For centuries, local and national governments have recorded ... -
The Cultural Evolution of Political Institutions
(2022-05-02)Humans, uniquely among organisms, rely on norms, or socially learned rules of behavior enforced by a community. Norms, and institutions, or packages of norms, are a major determinant of human ecological success. My ...