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In Pursuit of Leviathan: Technology, Institutions, Productivity, and Profits in American Whaling, 1816-1906

Lance E. Davis, Robert E. Gallman, and Karin Gleiter

Published in January 1997 by University of Chicago Press
© 1997 by the National Bureau of Economic Research
in NBER Book Series Long-Term Factors in Economic Development

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550 pages
ISBN: 0-226-13789-9

Table of Contents

1. Front matter to "In Pursuit of Leviathan: Technology, Institutions, Productivity, and Profits in American Whaling, 1816-1906": Lance E. Davis, Robert E. Gallman, Karin Gleiter (p. -13 - -4) (bibliographic info) (download)

2. Preface: Lance E. Davis, Robert E. Gallman, Karin Gleiter (p. -3 - 0) (bibliographic info) (download)

3. In Prospect: Lance E. Davis, Robert E. Gallman, Karin Gleiter (p. 1 - 19) (bibliographic info) (download)

4. Whales and Whaling: Lance E. Davis, Robert E. Gallman, Karin Gleiter (p. 20 - 56) (bibliographic info) (download)

5. Data Sets and Sources: Lance E. Davis, Robert E. Gallman, Karin Gleiter (p. 57 - 130) (bibliographic info) (download)

6. Natural Resources: Lance E. Davis, Robert E. Gallman, Karin Gleiter (p. 131 - 149) (bibliographic info) (download)

7. Labor: Lance E. Davis, Robert E. Gallman, Karin Gleiter (p. 150 - 213) (bibliographic info) (download)

8. Capital: Lance E. Davis, Robert E. Gallman, Karin Gleiter (p. 214 - 259) (bibliographic info) (download)

9. Technology: Lance E. Davis, Robert E. Gallman, Karin Gleiter (p. 260 - 296) (bibliographic info) (download)

10. Productivity: Lance E. Davis, Robert E. Gallman, Karin Gleiter (p. 297 - 341) (bibliographic info) (download)

11. Product Markets: Lance E. Davis, Robert E. Gallman, Karin Gleiter (p. 342 - 380) (bibliographic info) (download)

12. Agents, Captains, and Owners: Lance E. Davis, Robert E. Gallman, Karin Gleiter (p. 381 - 422) (bibliographic info) (download)

13. Profits: Lance E. Davis, Robert E. Gallman, Karin Gleiter (p. 423 - 458) (bibliographic info) (download)

14. The Americans Replace the British: Lance E. Davis, Robert E. Gallman, Karin Gleiter (p. 459 - 497) (bibliographic info) (download)

15. Modern Whaling: Lance E. Davis, Robert E. Gallman, Karin Gleiter (p. 498 - 512) (bibliographic info) (download)

16. In Retrospect: Lance E. Davis, Robert E. Gallman, Karin Gleiter (p. 513 - 522) (bibliographic info) (download)

17. References: Lance E. Davis, Robert E. Gallman, Karin Gleiter (p. 523 - 538) (bibliographic info) (download)

18. Name Index: Lance E. Davis, Robert E. Gallman, Karin Gleiter (p. 539 - 542) (bibliographic info) (download)

19. Subject Index: Lance E. Davis, Robert E. Gallman, Karin Gleiter (p. 543 - 550) (bibliographic info) (download)

 
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