Free Land and Federalism
A Synoptic View of American Economic History
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4807700 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Peter Temin (0000-0001-8132-563X, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1991 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 371 |
| Publication date | 1991-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Interdisciplinary History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-1953 • E-ISSN: 1530-9169 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/204952 |
| OpenAlex | W2330230204 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
Free Land and Federalism: A Synoptic View of American Economic History Generations of foreign observers have considered the American economy unique. Its growth was a wonder of the Western world for more than a century (I850-1950). The organization of American economic life provided a model for other nations to emulate. For a while after World War II, the United States even appeared capable of transforming the world economy into a larger version of itself. This article offers a synoptic view of this remarkable performance. The American economic experience until very recently was shaped by the interaction of two factors that were uniquely American. The first was the pervasive effect of free land. The abundance of rich American farmland in favorable climates and close
Federalism · Geography · Political science · Economic Theory and Institutions · Law
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,1 |
| Citation span | 1997 - 2014 (18) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |