![]() | The Evolution of a Nation: How Geography and Law Shaped the American States Subjects: U.S. states -- Politics and government; State governments -- United States -- History; Law -- United States -- States -- History; U.S. states -- Economic conditions; Although political and legal institutions are essential to any nation's economic development, the forces that have shaped these institutions are poorly understood. Drawing on rich evidence about the development of the American states from the mid-nineteenth to the late twentieth century, this book documents the mechanisms through which geographical and historical conditions--such as climate, access to water transportation, and early legal systems--impacted political and judicial institutions and economic growth. Daniel Berkowitz is professor of economics at the University of Pittsburgh. Karen B. Clay is associate professor of economics at Carnegie Mellon University. |
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