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Content. The book traces the economic history of the United States from the Founding Fathers to the election of Donald Trump and provides a case in favor of capitalism. [4] The three major themes of the book include productivity (output per hours worked), creative destruction, and politics.
Jul 5, 2021 · So here's what we did. First, we wanted to look at what makes American capitalism distinct, if it is even distinct? Is it uniquely individual, uniquely efficient, uniquely cutthroat?
Nov 12, 2020 · American capitalism faces the question of the nature and degree of change necessary to ensure growth and prosperity for all in the 21st century. What follows is a brief recap of the strengths and the challenges. While by no means comprehensive, it serves to frame some key questions ahead.
Oct 12, 1999 · So capitalism did come in the first ships, and in many different forms: legitimate commerce, legal cover for religious freedom, the slave trade, and individuals' exchange of labor for a ticket to America.
Jan 25, 2021 · Why was American capitalism so successful, so unique? Harvard Business School's Walter Friedman not only answers that question but does so in just 150 pages in the recently released American Business History: A Very Short Introduction.
A leading economic historian traces the evolution of American capitalism from the colonial era to the present—and argues that we’ve reached a turning point that will define the era ahead.
Feb 22, 2018 · Scholars currently working on American capitalism emphasize transnational flows of capital, people, ideas, and institutions, whether they are looking at trade relations in early America or considering the transnational history of neoliberalism.
