Building the Empire State: Political Economy in the Early Republic

by Brian Phillips Murphy

Building the Empire State examines the origins of American capitalism by tracing how and why business corporations were first introduced into the economy of the early republic. Brian Phillips Murphy follows the collaborations between political leaders and a group of unelected political entrepreneurs, including Robert R. Livingston and Alexander Hamilton, who persuaded legislative powers to grant monopolies corporate status in order to finance...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812247167
• ISBN13: 9780812247169
• Release Date: June 2015
• Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.3" x 9.1"