This work is a general history of banking in America, emphasizing the relation between bank credit and the development of the American economy. The effects on the banking industry of population growth, industrialization, technological advance, and changes in the forms and sizes of business firms are examined.
This work is a general history of banking in America, emphasizing the relation between bank credit and the development of the American economy. The...
Based on extensive research, Jingji Xue considers how economics, as a concept as well as an intellectual discipline, was introduced and developed in China. Paul B. Trescott identifies the Chinese who studied economics in the West and evaluates their roles in teaching, research, and publication in China. In particular, he describes and examines the activities of Kang Youwei, Liang Qichao, Sun Yat-sen, and Yan Fu in transmitting and interpreting Western economics. The evolution of economics programs in leading Chinese universities is also discussed.
Based on extensive research, Jingji Xue considers how economics, as a concept as well as an intellectual discipline, was introduced and develop...