| Historical Economics |
| INTRODUCTION |
| PART 1— ECONOMIC HISTORY OR HISTORICAL ECONOMICS? |
| 1— Historical Economics a Bridge between Liberal Arts and Business Studies? |
| 2— Economic History |
| PART 2— EUROPE |
| 3— Spenders and Hoarders the World Distribution of Spanish American Silver, 1550–1750 |
| 4— Introduction to England's Treasure by Forraign Trade, or The Ballance of Our Forraign Trade Is the Rule of Our Treasure by Thomas Mun |
| 5— The Historical Background: Adam Smith and the Industrial Revolution |
| 6— Commercial Policy between the Wars |
| 7— The Postwar Resurgence of the French Economy |
| PART 3— THE UNITED STATES |
| 8— US Foreign Economic Policy, 1776–1976 |
| 9— The Aging Economy |
| 10— America in Decline? Possible Parallels and Consequences |
| PART 4— FINANCE |
| 11— Financial Deregulation and Economic Performance: An Attempt to Relate European Financial History to Current LDC Issues |
| 12— Write-Off or Work-Out? A Historical Analysis of Creditor Options |
| 13— Exchange-Rate Changes and Ratchet Effects: A Historical Perspective |
| 14— The Panic of 1873 |
| • | References |
| 15— Capital Flight: A Historical Perspective |
| PART 5— CONCLUSION |
| 16— Conclusion |
| Notes |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS |
| INDEX |