Book Reviews - By Author (E)
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- Eakin, Marshall C.
- Tropical Capitalism: The Industrialization of Belo Horizonte, Brazil
- by Marshall C. Eakin
- reviewed by Gail D. Triner on August 23, 2002
- Geographic area: Latin America, incl. Mexico and the Caribbean (5)
- Time period: 19th Century (7), 20th Century: Pre WWII (8), 20th Century: WWII and post-WWII (9)
- Subject: Economic Development, Growth, and Aggregate Productivity (D), Economic Planning and Policy (E), Industry: Manufacturing and Construction (R), Urban and Regional History (Z)
- Earle, Timothy
- Bronze Age Economics: The First Political Economies
- by Timothy Earle
- reviewed by Michael W. Graves on June 5, 2003
- Geographic area: Europe (4), Latin America, incl. Mexico and the Caribbean (5), North America (7)
- Time period: General or Comparative (0), Prehistoric (1), 16th Century (4), 19th Century (7)
- Subject: Economywide Country Studies and Comparative History (F), Living Standards, Anthropometric History, Economic Anthropology (U), Social and Cultural History, including Race, Ethnicity and Gender (X)
- Earle, Carville
- The American Way: A Geographical History of Crisis and Recovery
- by Carville Earle
- reviewed by Sukkoo Kim on September 12, 2003
- Geographic area: North America (7)
- Time period: 17th Century (5), 18th Century (6), 19th Century (7), 20th Century: Pre WWII (8), 20th Century: WWII and post-WWII (9)
- Subject: Historical Geography (K)
- Easterlin, Richard A.
- Growth Triumphant: The Twenty-first Century in Historical Perspective
- by Richard A. Easterlin
- reviewed by Dora L. Costa on August 23, 1997
- Geographic area: General, International, or Comparative (0)
- Time period: General or Comparative (0)
- Subject: Economic Development, Growth, and Aggregate Productivity (D)
- The Reluctant Economist: Perspectives on Economics, Economic History, and Demography
- by Richard A. Easterlin
- reviewed by Lee A. Craig on November 30, 2004
- Geographic area: General, International, or Comparative (0), North America (7)
- Time period: 19th Century (7), 20th Century: Pre WWII (8), 20th Century: WWII and post-WWII (9)
- Subject: Development of the Economic History Discipline: Historiography; Sources and Methods (C), Economic Development, Growth, and Aggregate Productivity (D), Education and Human Resource Development (G), Historical Demography, including Migration (J), History of Economic Thought; Methodology (L), Markets and Institutions (W)
- Eckes, Alfred E. Jr.
- Opening America's Market: U.S. Foreign Trade Policy Since 1776
- by Alfred E. Jr. Eckes
- reviewed by Bruce A. Khula on November 2, 1995
- Geographic area: North America (7)
- Time period: 20th Century: WWII and post-WWII (9)
- Subject: International and Domestic Trade and Relations (S)
- Eckes Jr., Alfred E.
- Revisiting U.S. Trade Policy: Decisions in Perspective
- by Alfred E. Eckes Jr.
- reviewed by James Gerber on December 5, 2001
- Geographic area: North America (7)
- Time period: 20th Century: WWII and post-WWII (9)
- Subject: International and Domestic Trade and Relations (S)
- Globalization and the American Century
- by Alfred E. Eckes Jr. and Thomas W. Zeiler
- reviewed by Wyatt Wells on March 1, 2004
- Geographic area: North America (7)
- Time period: 20th Century: Pre WWII (8), 20th Century: WWII and post-WWII (9)
- Subject: Economywide Country Studies and Comparative History (F), International and Domestic Trade and Relations (S)
- Edgell, Stephen
- Veblen in Perspective: His Life and Thought
- by Stephen Edgell
- reviewed by Donald Stabile on January 24, 2002
- Geographic area: North America (7)
- Time period: 19th Century (7), 20th Century: Pre WWII (8)
- Subject: History of Economic Thought; Methodology (L)
- Edling, Max M.
- A Revolution in Favor of Government: Origins of the U.S. Constitution and the Making of the American State
- by Max M. Edling
- reviewed by Robert A. McGuire on May 25, 2005
- Geographic area: North America (7)
- Time period: 18th Century (6)
- Subject: Government, Law and Regulation, Public Finance (I)
- Edwards, Rebecca
- 1896: The Presidential Campaign: Cartoons and Commentary
- by Rebecca Edwards and Sarah DeFeo
- reviewed by Ranjit S. Dighe on February 13, 2006
- Geographic area: North America (7)
- Time period: 19th Century (7)
- Subject: Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Extractive Industries (A), Economic Planning and Policy (E), Financial Markets, Financial Institutions, and Monetary History (H)
- Edwards, Sebastian
- The Decline of Latin American Economies: Growth, Institutions, and Crisis
- by Sebastian Edwards, Gerardo Esquivel and Graciela Márquez (editors)
- reviewed by Richard J. Salvucci on January 31, 2008
- Geographic area: Latin America, incl. Mexico and the Caribbean (5)
- Time period: 19th Century (7), 20th Century: Pre WWII (8), 20th Century: WWII and post-WWII (9)
- Subject: Economic Development, Growth, and Aggregate Productivity (D), Economywide Country Studies and Comparative History (F), Financial Markets, Financial Institutions, and Monetary History (H), Government, Law and Regulation, Public Finance (I), International and Domestic Trade and Relations (S), Markets and Institutions (W)
- Egnal, Marc
- Divergent Paths: How Culture and Institutions Have Shaped North American Growth
- by Marc Egnal
- reviewed by Leonard Carlson on August 18, 1998
- Geographic area: North America (7)
- Time period: General or Comparative (0)
- Subject: Social and Cultural History, including Race, Ethnicity and Gender (X)
- New World Economies: The Growth of the Thirteen Colonies and Early Canada
- by Marc Egnal
- reviewed by Allan Kulikoff on August 6, 2001
- Geographic area: North America (7)
- Time period: 17th Century (5), 18th Century (6)
- Subject: Economic Development, Growth, and Aggregate Productivity (D), Economywide Country Studies and Comparative History (F)
- Eichengreen, Barry J.
- Globalizing Capital: A History of the International Monetary System
- by Barry J. Eichengreen
- reviewed by George Selgin on October 6, 1997
- Geographic area: General, International, or Comparative (0)
- Time period: General or Comparative (0)
- Subject: Financial Markets, Financial Institutions, and Monetary History (H)
- Eichengreen, Barry
- Capital Flows and Crises
- by Barry Eichengreen
- reviewed by Joseph R. Mason on August 27, 2003
- Geographic area: General, International, or Comparative (0)
- Time period: 19th Century (7), 20th Century: Pre WWII (8), 20th Century: WWII and post-WWII (9)
- Subject: Financial Markets, Financial Institutions, and Monetary History (H)
- Financial Crises and What to Do about Them
- by Barry Eichengreen
- reviewed by Anna J. Schwartz on September 8, 2003
- Geographic area: General, International, or Comparative (0)
- Time period: 20th Century: WWII and post-WWII (9)
- Subject: Financial Markets, Financial Institutions, and Monetary History (H)
- Other People's Money: Debt Denomination and Financial Instability in Emerging Market Economies
- by Barry Eichengreen and Ricardo Hausmann (editors)
- reviewed by Hans-Joachim Voth on November 21, 2005
- Geographic area: General, International, or Comparative (0)
- Time period: 19th Century (7), 20th Century: Pre WWII (8), 20th Century: WWII and post-WWII (9)
- Subject: Financial Markets, Financial Institutions, and Monetary History (H)
- Eichengreen, Barry J.
- Global Imbalances and the Lessons of Bretton Woods
- by Barry J. Eichengreen
- reviewed by Anna J. Schwartz on March 21, 2007
- Geographic area: General, International, or Comparative (0), North America (7)
- Time period: 20th Century: WWII and post-WWII (9)
- Subject: Financial Markets, Financial Institutions, and Monetary History (H)
- Eichengreen, Barry
- The European Economy since 1945: Coordinated Capitalism and Beyond
- by Barry Eichengreen
- reviewed by Stephen Broadberry on May 23, 2007
- Geographic area: Europe (4)
- Time period: 20th Century: WWII and post-WWII (9)
- Subject: Economic Development, Growth, and Aggregate Productivity (D), Economywide Country Studies and Comparative History (F), Financial Markets, Financial Institutions, and Monetary History (H), Labor and Employment History (T)
- Eifler, Mark A.
- Gold Rush Capitalists: Greed and Growth in Sacramento
- by Mark A. Eifler
- reviewed by Christopher J. Castaneda on August 30, 2005
- Geographic area: North America (7)
- Time period: 19th Century (7)
- Subject: Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Extractive Industries (A), Business History (B), Markets and Institutions (W)
- Einaudi, Luca
- Money and Politics: European Monetary Unification and the International Gold Standard (1865-1873)
- by Luca Einaudi
- reviewed by Benjamin J. Cohen on January 30, 2004
- Geographic area: Europe (4)
- Time period: 19th Century (7)
- Subject: Financial Markets, Financial Institutions, and Monetary History (H)
- Einhorn, Robin
- American Taxation, American Slavery
- by Robin Einhorn
- reviewed by Jenny Wahl on August 9, 2006
- Geographic area: North America (7)
- Time period: 18th Century (6), 19th Century (7)
- Subject: Government, Law and Regulation, Public Finance (I), Servitude and Slavery (N)
- Einzig, Paul
- The History of Foreign Exchange
- by Paul Einzig
- reviewed by Lawrence H. Officer on January 20, 2006
- Geographic area: General, International, or Comparative (0)
- Time period: General or Comparative (0)
- Subject: Financial Markets, Financial Institutions, and Monetary History (H)
- Ekelund Jr., Robert B.
- Secret Origins of Modern Microeconomics: Dupuit and the Engineers
- by Robert B. Ekelund Jr. and Robert F. Hebert
- reviewed by Marcel Boumans on July 13, 1999
- Geographic area: Europe (4)
- Time period: 19th Century (7)
- Subject: Development of the Economic History Discipline: Historiography; Sources and Methods (C)
- Tariffs, Blockades, and Inflation: The Economics of the Civil War
- by Mark Thornton and Robert B. Ekelund Jr.
- reviewed by David G. Surdam on April 14, 2003
- Geographic area: North America (7)
- Time period: 19th Century (7)
- Subject: Economywide Country Studies and Comparative History (F), Financial Markets, Financial Institutions, and Monetary History (H), International and Domestic Trade and Relations (S)
- The Marketplace of Christianity
- by Robert B. Ekelund Jr., Robert F. Hébert and Robert D. Tollison
- reviewed by J. Daniel Hammond on March 29, 2007
- Geographic area: Europe (4), North America (7)
- Time period: General or Comparative (0), Medieval (3), 16th Century (4), 20th Century: WWII and post-WWII (9)
- Subject: Markets and Institutions (W), Social and Cultural History, including Race, Ethnicity and Gender (X)
- Elb, Martin M.
- Money, Markets and Trade in Late Medieval Europe: Essays in Honour of John H.A. Munro
- by Lawrin Armstrong, Ivana Elbl and Martin M. Elb (editors)
- reviewed by Karine van der Beek on September 5, 2007
- Geographic area: Europe (4)
- Time period: Medieval (3), 16th Century (4)
- Subject: Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Extractive Industries (A), Development of the Economic History Discipline: Historiography; Sources and Methods (C), Financial Markets, Financial Institutions, and Monetary History (H), Government, Law and Regulation, Public Finance (I), Military and War (O), International and Domestic Trade and Relations (S), Markets and Institutions (W)
- Elbl, Ivana
- Money, Markets and Trade in Late Medieval Europe: Essays in Honour of John H.A. Munro
- by Lawrin Armstrong, Ivana Elbl and Martin M. Elb (editors)
- reviewed by Karine van der Beek on September 5, 2007
- Geographic area: Europe (4)
- Time period: Medieval (3), 16th Century (4)
- Subject: Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Extractive Industries (A), Development of the Economic History Discipline: Historiography; Sources and Methods (C), Financial Markets, Financial Institutions, and Monetary History (H), Government, Law and Regulation, Public Finance (I), Military and War (O), International and Domestic Trade and Relations (S), Markets and Institutions (W)
- Ellmanand, Michael
- The Destruction of the Soviet Economic System: An Insiders' History
- by Michael Ellmanand and Vladimir Kontorovich (editors)
- reviewed by Perry L. Patterson on July 25, 2001
- Geographic area: Asia (2), Europe (4)
- Time period: 20th Century: WWII and post-WWII (9)
- Subject: Economic Planning and Policy (E)
- Eloranta, Jari
- East-West Trade and the Cold War
- by Jari Eloranta and Jari Ojala (editors)
- reviewed by Martin C. Spechler on November 4, 2005
- Geographic area: Europe (4), North America (7)
- Time period: 20th Century: WWII and post-WWII (9)
- Subject: International and Domestic Trade and Relations (S)
- The Road to Prosperity: An Economic History of Finland
- by Jari Ojala, Jari Eloranta and Jukka Jalava (editors)
- reviewed by Lars Fredrik Andersson on June 8, 2007
- Geographic area: Europe (4)
- Time period: 19th Century (7), 20th Century: Pre WWII (8), 20th Century: WWII and post-WWII (9)
- Subject: Economic Development, Growth, and Aggregate Productivity (D), Economywide Country Studies and Comparative History (F)
- Eltis, David
- The Rise of African Slavery in the Americas
- by David Eltis
- reviewed by Jan Hogendorn on July 1, 2000
- Geographic area: Africa (1), Latin America, incl. Mexico and the Caribbean (5), North America (7)
- Time period: 16th Century (4), 17th Century (5), 18th Century (6)
- Subject: Servitude and Slavery (N)
- The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade: A Database on CD-ROM
- by David Eltis, Stephen D. Behrendt, David Richardson and Herbert S. Klein
- reviewed by Lorena S. Walsh on October 18, 2000
- Geographic area: Africa (1), Latin America, incl. Mexico and the Caribbean (5), North America (7)
- Time period: 16th Century (4), 17th Century (5), 18th Century (6), 19th Century (7)
- Subject: Historical Demography, including Migration (J), Servitude and Slavery (N), Social and Cultural History, including Race, Ethnicity and Gender (X)
- Coerced and Free Migrations: Global Perspectives
- by David Eltis (editor)
- reviewed by Raymond L. Cohn on December 31, 2003
- Geographic area: General, International, or Comparative (0)
- Time period: 16th Century (4), 17th Century (5), 18th Century (6), 19th Century (7), 20th Century: Pre WWII (8)
- Subject: Historical Demography, including Migration (J), Servitude and Slavery (N)
- Slavery in the Development of the Americas
- by David Eltis, Frank D. Lewis and Kenneth L. Sokoloff (editors)
- reviewed by Gavin Wright on June 24, 2005
- Geographic area: General, International, or Comparative (0), Africa (1), Europe (4), Latin America, incl. Mexico and the Caribbean (5), North America (7)
- Time period: 16th Century (4), 17th Century (5), 18th Century (6), 19th Century (7)
- Subject: Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Extractive Industries (A), Economic Development, Growth, and Aggregate Productivity (D), Servitude and Slavery (N)
- Ely Jr., James W.
- Railroads and American Law
- by James W. Ely Jr.
- reviewed by Harvey G. Hudspeth on July 16, 2003
- Geographic area: North America (7)
- Time period: 19th Century (7), 20th Century: Pre WWII (8)
- Subject: Business History (B)
- Emmer, P.C.
- A Deus ex Machina Revisited: Atlantic Colonial Trade and European Economic Development
- by P.C. Emmer, O. Pétré-Grenouilleau and J.V. Roitman (editors)
- reviewed by Stanley L. Engerman on January 3, 2007
- Geographic area: Europe (4)
- Time period: 16th Century (4), 17th Century (5), 18th Century (6), 19th Century (7), 20th Century: Pre WWII (8)
- Subject: Economic Development, Growth, and Aggregate Productivity (D), Economywide Country Studies and Comparative History (F), International and Domestic Trade and Relations (S)
- Endres, Anthony M.
- International Organizations and the Analysis of Economic Policy, 1919-1950
- by Anthony M. Endres and Grant A. Fleming
- reviewed by D. E. Moggridge on December 19, 2002
- Geographic area: General, International, or Comparative (0)
- Time period: 20th Century: Pre WWII (8), 20th Century: WWII and post-WWII (9)
- Subject: Economic Planning and Policy (E), History of Economic Thought; Methodology (L)
- Engelbourg, Saul
- John Stewart Kennedy: The Man Who Found the Money
- by Saul Engelbourg and Leonard Bushkoff
- reviewed by Albert J. Churella on August 25, 1997
- Geographic area: Europe (4)
- Time period: 19th Century (7)
- Subject: History of Economic Thought; Methodology (L)
- Engene, Jan Oskar
- Terrorism in Western Europe: Explaining the Trends since 1950
- by Jan Oskar Engene
- reviewed by S. Brock Blomberg on June 29, 2005
- Geographic area: Europe (4)
- Time period: 20th Century: WWII and post-WWII (9)
- Subject: Economywide Country Studies and Comparative History (F)
- Engerman, Stanley L.
- A Historical Guide to World Slavery
- by Seymour Drescher and Stanley L. Engerman
- reviewed by Robert Whaples on July 28, 1999
- Geographic area: General, International, or Comparative (0)
- Time period: General or Comparative (0)
- Subject: Servitude and Slavery (N), Markets and Institutions (W)
- The Cambridge Economic History of the United States, Volume III: The Twentieth Century
- by Stanley L. Engerman and Robert E. Gallman (editors)
- reviewed by Gary Libecap on March 28, 2001
- Geographic area: North America (7)
- Time period: 20th Century: Pre WWII (8), 20th Century: WWII and post-WWII (9)
- Subject: Economywide Country Studies and Comparative History (F)
- Terms of Labor: Slavery, Serfdom, and Free Labor
- by Stanley L. Engerman (editor)
- reviewed by Jonathan B. Pritchett on September 10, 2001
- Geographic area: General, International, or Comparative (0)
- Time period: 19th Century (7)
- Subject: Servitude and Slavery (N), Labor and Employment History (T)
- Finance, Intermediaries, and Economic Development
- by Stanley L. Engerman, Philip T. Hoffman, Jean-Laurent Rosenthal and Kenneth L. Sokoloff (editors)
- reviewed by Timothy W. Guinnane on September 8, 2004
- Geographic area: Europe (4), North America (7)
- Time period: 17th Century (5), 18th Century (6), 19th Century (7), 20th Century: Pre WWII (8), 20th Century: WWII and post-WWII (9)
- Subject: Economic Development, Growth, and Aggregate Productivity (D), Financial Markets, Financial Institutions, and Monetary History (H), Labor and Employment History (T)
- Land Rights, Ethno-Nationality and Sovereignty in History
- by Stanley L. Engerman and Jacob Metzer (editors)
- reviewed by David M. Wishart on February 26, 2005
- Geographic area: General, International, or Comparative (0)
- Time period: 19th Century (7), 20th Century: Pre WWII (8), 20th Century: WWII and post-WWII (9)
- Subject: Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Extractive Industries (A), Economywide Country Studies and Comparative History (F), Historical Demography, including Migration (J), Historical Geography (K), Social and Cultural History, including Race, Ethnicity and Gender (X)
- Time on the Cross: The Economics of American Negro Slavery
- by Robert William Fogel and Stanley L. Engerman
- reviewed by Thomas Weiss on November 16, 2001
- Geographic area: North America (7)
- Time period: 19th Century (7)
- Subject: Servitude and Slavery (N)
- Enthoven, Victor
- Riches from Atlantic Commerce: Dutch Transatlantic Trade and Shipping, 1585-1817
- by Johannes Postma and Victor Enthoven (editors)
- reviewed by Paul M. Hohenberg on June 28, 2004
- Geographic area: Europe (4), Latin America, incl. Mexico and the Caribbean (5), North America (7)
- Time period: 16th Century (4), 17th Century (5), 18th Century (6), 19th Century (7)
- Subject: Business History (B), International and Domestic Trade and Relations (S)
- Epstein, S. R.
- Freedom and Growth: The Rise of States and Markets in Europe, 1300-1750
- by S. R. Epstein
- reviewed by Karl Gunnar Persson on February 15, 2003
- Geographic area: Europe (4)
- Time period: Medieval (3), 16th Century (4), 17th Century (5), 18th Century (6)
- Subject: Economic Development, Growth, and Aggregate Productivity (D), Economywide Country Studies and Comparative History (F), Government, Law and Regulation, Public Finance (I), Markets and Institutions (W)
- Guilds, Innovation and the European Economy, 1400-1800
- by S. R. Epstein and Maarten Prak (editors)
- reviewed by Christine MacLeod on December 17, 2008
- Geographic area: Europe (4)
- Time period: Medieval (3), 16th Century (4), 17th Century (5), 18th Century (6)
- Subject: Business History (B), Industry: Manufacturing and Construction (R), Labor and Employment History (T), Markets and Institutions (W)
- Erie, Steven P.
- Beyond Chinatown: The Metropolitan Water District, Growth, and the Environment in Southern California
- by Steven P. Erie
- reviewed by Gary D. Libecap on December 23, 2006
- Geographic area: North America (7)
- Time period: 20th Century: Pre WWII (8), 20th Century: WWII and post-WWII (9)
- Subject: Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Extractive Industries (A), Economic Planning and Policy (E), Historical Geography (K), Markets and Institutions (W), Urban and Regional History (Z)
- Erker, Paul
- Competition and Growth: A Contemporary History of the Continental AG
- by Paul Erker
- reviewed by Mansel G. Blackford on April 13, 1998
- Geographic area: Europe (4)
- Time period: General or Comparative (0)
- Subject: Business History (B)
- Esquivel, Gerardo
- The Decline of Latin American Economies: Growth, Institutions, and Crisis
- by Sebastian Edwards, Gerardo Esquivel and Graciela Márquez (editors)
- reviewed by Richard J. Salvucci on January 31, 2008
- Geographic area: Latin America, incl. Mexico and the Caribbean (5)
- Time period: 19th Century (7), 20th Century: Pre WWII (8), 20th Century: WWII and post-WWII (9)
- Subject: Economic Development, Growth, and Aggregate Productivity (D), Economywide Country Studies and Comparative History (F), Financial Markets, Financial Institutions, and Monetary History (H), Government, Law and Regulation, Public Finance (I), International and Domestic Trade and Relations (S), Markets and Institutions (W)
- Evensky, Jerry
- Adam Smith's Moral Philosophy: A Historical and Contemporary Perspective on Markets, Law, Ethics, and Culture
- by Jerry Evensky
- reviewed by Sasan Fayazmanesh on January 10, 2007
- Geographic area: Europe (4)
- Time period: 18th Century (6), 20th Century: WWII and post-WWII (9)
- Subject: History of Economic Thought; Methodology (L)
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