Freaks of fortune : the emerging world of capitalism and risk in America
Jonathan Levy
| Year of publication: |
2012
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| Authors: | Levy, Jonathan |
| Publisher: |
Cambridge, Mass. [u.a.] : Harvard Univ. Press |
| Subject: | Risiko | Risk | Kapitalismus | Capitalism | Wirtschaftsgeschichte | Economic history | USA | United States | Volkswirtschaft | Risikobereitschaft | Geschichte 1800-1900 |
| Description of contents: | Table of Contents [gbv.de] |
| Extent: | 414 S. graph. Darst. 24 cm |
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| Type of publication: | Book / Working Paper |
| Language: | English |
| Notes: | Includes bibliographical references and index The assumption of risk -- The perils of the seas -- The actuarial science of freedom -- The failure of the freedman's bank -- Betting the farm -- Fraternity in the age of capital -- Trading the future -- The trust question. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-674-04748-8 |
| Classification: | USA ; Wirtschaftsgeschichte ; Makroökonomie |
| Source: | ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW |
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