Economic historians of the United States, with their traditional reliance on Europe as the
reference point, normally focus on factor endowments in accounting for the record of …

Tracing the evolution of social capital since his highly acclaimed contribution of 2001 (Social
Capital Versus Social Theory), Ben Fine consolidates his position as the world's leading …

Throughout the twentieth century, the US government willingly deployed power, hard and
soft, to protect American investments all around the globe. Why did the United States get into …

Turnpikes promised a solution to the problem of bad roads, but private management of
highways was a startling innovation. Some people opposed the idea of turnpikes as …

An account of modernization and technological innovation in nineteenth-century Brazil that
provides a distinctly Brazilian perspective. Existing scholarship on the period describes the …

Pollution, alternative fuels, congestion, intelligent transportation systems, and the shift from
construction to maintenance all call for a reconsideration of the existing highway revenue …

Inspiration for this essay derives from John D. Hicks's Mississippi Valley Historical
Association presidential address delivered over sixty years ago." The Third Party Tradition in …

Social capital has enjoyed a meteoric rise across the social sciences over the past two
decades. Its leading proponent, Robert Putnam, has been identified as the most cited social …

Winner: Abel Wolman Award New York State Archives Annual Award for Excellence in
Research Most historians have credited New Deal initiatives in economic regulation and …

Nineteenth century state and local governments continued to invest in railroads and other
internal improvement projects long after it was clear that these projects were financially very …