Berkowitz, Daniel/ Clay,

The Evolution of a Nation

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ISBN 13:: 9780691136042
author:: Berkowitz, Daniel/ Clay,
format:: HardBack
publisher:: Princeton University Press
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2011
Pages:: 240
Dimensions:: 23.37 x 15.75 x 2.29 centimetres
Genre:: Business, Economics, General,
Condition:: New
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The Evolution of a Nation: How Geography and Law Shaped the American States By Daniel Berkowitz and Karen B. Clay This book explores how geographical and historical conditions have shaped the development of political and judicial institutions in the United States. Drawing on rich evidence from the mid-nineteenth to the late twentieth century, it examines the impact of factors such as climate, access to water transportation, and early legal systems on economic growth and political competition. The book reveals how a state's geography influenced whether elites based their wealth in agriculture or trade, and how this, in turn, affected the structure of their courts and the balance of power between judiciaries and legislatures. It also shows how different legal systems - civil-law and common-law - have left lasting differences in the evolution of political institutions. By examining these mechanisms, The Evolution of a Nation sheds light on how initial geographical and historical conditions can determine the long-run growth and development of a nation's political and legal institutions.

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