John B Legler
Biographic Data
| ID | 2528280 |
|---|---|
| NAME | John B Legler |
| GIVEN NAMES | John B |
| FAMILY NAME | Legler |
| SIGNATURE | LEGLER J B |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Georgia |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 36 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1966 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1988 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
U.S. City Finances and the Growth of Government, 1850–1902
In terms of revenues and expenditures, local government was the largest component of the U.S. federal system in 1902. Although it has been conjectured that this was also true during most of the nineteenth century, the evidence to support the conjecture is weak. We present a summary of a large sample of data for individual cities in 1850, 1860, and 1870, and link it to census data for 1880, 1890, and 1902.We study effects of city size and geograph…
Banks and State Public Finance in the New Republic
The U.S. Constitution, by taking away the power of the states to issue paper money, removed a major source of flexibility in state public finance. In their search for new sources of revenue and fiscal flexibility, the states discovered that the banks they chartered could fill the gap. Investment earnings and tax revenues derived from banks soon became major elements of state public finance. We discuss the nature of these early business-government…
Perspectives on Regions and Regionalism
Regional distribution of federal receipts and expenditures in the nineteenth century
Regional Distribution of Federal Receipts and Expenditures in the Nineteenth Century
The Government in the American Economy, 1815–1902
Casual perusal could easily lead one to conclude that “the government” represents one of the most thoroughly researched areas in American economic history; however, there is something quite unsettling about a more careful scrutiny of its historiography. While the list of historians who have made their reputations by studying the importance of government through its impact on land policy, transportation, business, etc., etc., etc., is almost too l…
Banks and State Public Finance in the New Republic
The U.S. Constitution, by taking away the power of the states to issue paper money, removed a major source of flexibility in state public finance. In their search for new sources of revenue and fiscal flexibility, the states discovered that the banks they chartered could fill the gap. Investment earnings and tax revenues derived from banks soon became major elements of state public finance. We discuss the nature of these early business-government…
U.S. City Finances and the Growth of Government, 1850–1902
In terms of revenues and expenditures, local government was the largest component of the U.S. federal system in 1902. Although it has been conjectured that this was also true during most of the nineteenth century, the evidence to support the conjecture is weak. We present a summary of a large sample of data for individual cities in 1850, 1860, and 1870, and link it to census data for 1880, 1890, and 1902.We study effects of city size and geograph…
The Government in the American Economy, 1815–1902
Casual perusal could easily lead one to conclude that “the government” represents one of the most thoroughly researched areas in American economic history; however, there is something quite unsettling about a more careful scrutiny of its historiography. While the list of historians who have made their reputations by studying the importance of government through its impact on land policy, transportation, business, etc., etc., etc., is almost too l…
The Government in the American Economy, 1815–1902
Casual perusal could easily lead one to conclude that “the government” represents one of the most thoroughly researched areas in American economic history; however, there is something quite unsettling about a more careful scrutiny of its historiography. While the list of historians who have made their reputations by studying the importance of government through its impact on land policy, transportation, business, etc., etc., etc., is almost too l…
Regional distribution of federal receipts and expenditures in the nineteenth century
Regional Distribution of Federal Receipts and Expenditures in the Nineteenth Century
Perspectives on Regions and Regionalism
Banks and State Public Finance in the New Republic
The U.S. Constitution, by taking away the power of the states to issue paper money, removed a major source of flexibility in state public finance. In their search for new sources of revenue and fiscal flexibility, the states discovered that the banks they chartered could fill the gap. Investment earnings and tax revenues derived from banks soon became major elements of state public finance. We discuss the nature of these early business-government…
U.S. City Finances and the Growth of Government, 1850–1902
In terms of revenues and expenditures, local government was the largest component of the U.S. federal system in 1902. Although it has been conjectured that this was also true during most of the nineteenth century, the evidence to support the conjecture is weak. We present a summary of a large sample of data for individual cities in 1850, 1860, and 1870, and link it to census data for 1880, 1890, and 1902.We study effects of city size and geograph…
Political science (5 works) · Economics (4 works) · Government (linguistics (4 works) · Distribution (mathematics (3 works) · Finance (3 works) · Finance (3 works) · Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Law (3 works) · American Constitutional Law and Politics (2 works)