Jonathan Roberts Tyson Hughes was chairman of the economics department at Northwestern University and a professor of business institutions there. He was an economic historian whose approach focused on individuals and their influence on history. Professor Hughes was the author of several books. Dan Bogart is Associate Professor of Economics at the University of California. Late Jonathan Hughes) of American Economic History (Prentice Hall, 8th edition,.
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This is a wonderful textbook for anyone looking to teach a course on economic history of the United States. For just general reading I would recommend Gordon's An Empire of Wealth but for others looking to teach or do an independent study this is a must. It clearly lays out all the developments in our economy very carefully and does a wonderful job of discussing current and relevant literature so you can specialize in the areas that you wish to look at further.
For what it aims to accomplish, this is a first-rate book. Cain (who took over authorship in a prior editions after Hughes untimely death) aims to provide a comprehensive, chronologically arranged narrative and analysis of American economic growth from the Colonial period to the present. The intent is to reach a broad audience and Cain writes clearly, avoids use of a lot of technical language, introduces basic economic concepts as needed, and is very good at explaining relatively abstruse questions. Book production is very good and a strength of this volume. The narrative writing is very strong, there is abundant use of clear and well chosen tables and charts to illustrate many important points and issues. There are a number of nice illustrations in each chapter. Cain does a particularly nice job of providing useful bibliographies and sets of references for further reading. One of the best things about this book is the broad spectrum of issues and analyses discussed. What might be considered the core issues of economic growth, patterns of trade, financial history, and other more purely economic topics are covered extremely well. In addition, there are a number of excellent and interesting sections on important related topics such as the importance and evolution of the American legal system, demographic changes, history of technology, and good coverage of specific and sometimes controversial issues such as the economics of slavery. Cain does a nice job of discussing the history of some controversies. While relatively minor, there are some defects. The narrative, while generally strong, is sometimes a bit historically tone-deaf. Its not, for example, really accurate to refer to the dynastic states of 17th century France and Spain as nation-states. In his discussion of the late 19th and early 20th century, Cain tends to lump together the Progressive and Populist movements. As is common with a lot of economists, Cain has a tendency to treat market relationships as normative, which has a bit of circular flavor. Nonentheless, this is a really useful and enjoyable book.
Great text book! Faults: No pictures and no diagrams but... Assets: The book incorporates years of historical and economic debate in succinct explanations. The writing is clear, very witty and tells the STORY of American Economic History in an engaging and meaningful way. The book contains more of an historical perspective with an economic lens, than an economic principles perspective applied to history.
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I skimmed the book and read something interesting the author had to say about the Constitution- something I had never heard before. So I went to the bibliography in order to investigate further and discovered the following about sources Hughes cited for his argument: 'This book was the first major work of revisionist history published in the United States, and as such, its publication was a watershed event; it stimulated a tremendous amount of debate in academic circles by challenging long-held conventions regarding the American Founding. 'Could it be,' Beard asked, 'that the Constitution, far from embodying its signers' higher ideals of individual freedom and liberty, in fact merely codified selfish, elitist property interests, and a constitutional system of systematic class exploitation to sustain them?' The debate was a lively one, and was valuable in so far as it reminded academia that history should not be taken for granted. But ultimately, no one could deny that Beard's interpretation was grounded more in fancy than in fact, and that his book's thesis was absurd. In academia, this absurdity has been agreed upon for at least the last two generations. 'An Economic Interpretation' is therefore notable for the historical context of its publication. In its substance, though, the book is never taken seriously anymore, nor should it be.' 'As one reviewer and the publisher had pointed out, the basic premise of the book is how the common law sought to accommodate the economic changes (and actually sought to allocate wealth) during the formative years of this republic. Some commentators have criticized this book as a Marxian dialectic attack of the American law--in particular from the Chicago School quarters. (Chicago Law Review published a very scathing review in the 70s with the aim, I suspect, to discredit Horwitz's argument) But I thought Professor Horwitz did a wonderful job in supporting his argument with citation and documentation. Is he a revisionst? Maybe. But he's more of an E.P. Thompson than a Howard Zinn.'
Good information, long chapters and very DRY.
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