Historical Economics: Art of Science?

Written by: Charles P. Kindleberger (MIT)

This online text, written by Charles P. Kindleberger, Professor of Economics Emeritus, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, seeks to differentiate “between an economist who deals with historical issues and a historian who studies past economic questions” and answer the question “whether history is a necessary dimension of the compleat economist.”

Table of Contents for Historical Economics Textbook

ECONOMIC HISTORY OR HISTORICAL ECONOMICS?
Historical Economics a Bridge between Liberal Arts and Business Studies?
Economic History
EUROPE
Spenders and Hoarders the World Distribution of Spanish American Silver, 1550–1750
Introduction to England’s Treasure by Forraign Trade, or The Ballance of Our Forraign Trade Is the Rule of Our Treasure by Thomas Mun
The Historical Background: Adam Smith and the Industrial Revolution
Commercial Policy between the Wars
The Postwar Resurgence of the French Economy
THE UNITED STATES
US Foreign Economic Policy, 1776–1976
The Aging Economy
America in Decline? Possible Parallels and Consequences
FINANCE
Financial Deregulation and Economic Performance: An Attempt to Relate European Financial History to Current LDC Issues
Write-Off or Work-Out? A Historical Analysis of Creditor Options
Exchange-Rate Changes and Ratchet Effects: A Historical Perspective
The Panic of 1873
Capital Flight: A Historical Perspective
CONCLUSION
Notes
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
INDEX
   

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