{"product_id":"history-matters-william-a-sundstrom-9780804743983","title":"History Matters: Essays on Economic Growth, Technology, and Demographic Change","description":"\u003cp\u003eCombining theoretical work with careful historical description and analysis of new data sources, \u003ci\u003eHistory Matters\u003c\/i\u003e makes a strong case for a more historical approach to economics, both by argument and by example. Seventeen original essays, written by distinguished economists and economic historians, use economic theory and historical cases to explore how and why \"history matters.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe chapters, which range in subject matter from the economic theory of irreversible investment to the nineteenth-century decline in U.S. rural fertility to the English poor law reform, are unified by three themes. The first explores the significance, causes, and consequences of path dependence in the evolution of technology and institutions. The second relates to the ways in which economic and political behavior are profoundly shaped and constrained by the cultural and political context inherited from history at a particular point in time. The final theme demonstrates the importance of integrating economic theory into historical research in the gathering and interpretation of data.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William A. Sundstrom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0804743983\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780804743983\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Stanford University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/31\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 528\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.91lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.36h x 6.26w x 1.52d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2004 pg. 79","brand":"William A. Sundstrom","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44120256512255,"sku":"9780804743983","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7fa3c83c-1729-4015-aaaa-4a98ff7e6873.jpg?v=1687413335","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/history-matters-william-a-sundstrom-9780804743983","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}