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Engines of Enterprise : An Economic History of New England
Engines of Enterprise An Economic History of New England Author:Peter Temin New England's economy has a history as dramatic as any in the world. From an inauspicious beginning—as immigration ground to a halt in the eighteenth century—New England went on to lead the United States in its transformation from an agrarian to an industrial economy. And when the rest of the country caught up in the ... more »mid-twentieth century, New England reinvented itself as a leader in the complex economy of the information society. Engines of Enterprise tells this dramatic story in a sequence of narrative essays written by preeminent historians and economists. "The focus on New England's economic growth over a long period makes this a unique work, and it works well as general history … [and] economic history. While it will appeal most to those living in or interested in New England, the [focus] on economic and social change will also interest others. Each of the essays is original, drawing upon the most recent scholarship, and the overall contribution to the history of economic change in a major region will fit into ongoing debates about the causes and consequences of economic growth." —Stanley L. Engerman, University of Rochester« less