Hamilton Unbound: Finance and the Creation of the American Republic

by Robert E. Wright

Modern financial theories enable us to look at old problems in early American Republic historiography from new perspectives. Concepts such as information asymmetry, portfolio choice, and principal-agent dilemmas open up new scholarly vistas. Transcending the ongoing debates over the prevalence of either community or capitalism in early America, Wright offers fresh and compelling arguments that illuminate motivations for individual and collective...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275978168
• ISBN13: 9780275978167
• Release Date: August 2002
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.9"