The engine of enterprise : credit in America / Rowena Olegario.

Author/creator Olegario, Rowena
Format Book
PublicationCambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2016.
Description301 pages ; 25 cm
Subjects
Commercial credit--United States. --History.
Mercantile system--United States. --History.
Finance--United States. --History.
Economic development--United States. --History.
United States--Economic conditions.

Contents "The sound of your hammer": the foundations of credit in the new republic -- "To be a bankrupt is nothing": credit, enterprise, and risk in antebellum era -- "There is considerable friction": credit in the reconstruction nation -- "To open up mass markets": a nation of consumers and home owners -- "Children, dogs, cats, and moose are getting credit cards": the erosion of credit standards -- Postscript: creative and destructive credit.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Genre/formHistory.
LCCN 2015013113
ISBN9780674051140 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN0674051149 (hardcover : alk. paper)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks HG3754.5 .U6 O443 2016 ✔ Available Place Hold