Lance Edwin Davis, Robert J. Cull

International Capital Markets and American Economic Growth, 1820 1914

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Quantitative assessments and qualitative descriptions of foreign investment in the U.S.A. and American investment abroad.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 180
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Juni 2002
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 270g
• ISBN-13: 9780521526449
• ISBN-10: 0521526442
• Artikelnr.: 22306472

Inhaltsangabe

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.