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Volume 51 - December 1991

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Liberalism at Work: The Rise and Fall of OSHA. By Charles Noble. Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1986. Pp. x, 292. $29.95, paper.
Wayne Lewchuk
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03 March 2009, pp. 252-253
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Economic Thought - Political Economy in the Twentieth Century. Edited by Maxine Berg. Savage, MD: Barnes and Noble Books, 1990. Pp. vi, 164. $33.75.
Carl Parrini
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03 March 2009, pp. 757-759
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The Fictitious Commodity: A Study of the U.S. Labor Market, 1880–1940. By Ton Korver. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1990: Pp. x, 196. $39.95.
Joshua L. Rosenbloom
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03 March 2009, pp. 515-516
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The State and Economic Knowledge: The American and British Experiences. Edited by Mary O. Furner and Barry Supple. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1990. Pp. xiv, 477. $44.50.
Larry G. Gerber
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03 March 2009, pp. 759-760
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The Economic Consequences of Immigration. By Julian S. Simon. Cambridge, MA; Basil Blackwell, Inc., 1989. Pp. xxxii. 402. $39.95.
Norman R. Yetman
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03 March 2009, pp. 253-254
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Contracting for Property Rights. By Gary D. Libecap. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1990. Pp. ix, 132. $39.50.
Lee J. Alston
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03 March 2009, pp. 517-518
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Economic Thought - Ricardo's Economics: A General Equilibrium Theory of Distribution and Growth. By Michio Morishima. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1989. Pp. viii, 254. $39.50.
Antonio Callari
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03 March 2009, pp. 255-256
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Neoclassical International Economics: An Historical Survey. By Leonard Gomes. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1990. Pp. viii, 276. $49.95.
M. June Flanders
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03 March 2009, pp. 760-761
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Workers and Workplace Dynamics in Reconstruction-Era Atlanta: A Case Study. By Jonathan W. McLeod. Los Angeles: UCLA Center for Afro-American Studies and the Institute of Industrial Relations, 1990. Pp. viii, 135. $28.00, paper.
Joseph P. Reidy
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03 March 2009, pp. 518-519
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More Heat Than Light: Economics as Social Physics, Physics as Nature's Economics. By Philip Mirowski. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1989. Pp. xii, 450. $59.50.
Joel Mokyr
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03 March 2009, pp. 762-764
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History, Policy, and Economic Theory: Essays in Interaction. By W. W. Rostow. Boulder: Westview Press, 1989. Pp. xiii, 385. $59.95.
Gregory Clark
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03 March 2009, pp. 256-257
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Income Inequality in the United States, 1947–1985. By Nan L. Maxwell. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1989. Pp. xiv, 213. $42.95.
Lee Soltow
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03 March 2009, pp. 519-521
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The History of Econometric Ideas. By Mary S. Morgan. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1990. Pp. xv, 296. $44.50.
Kevin D. Hoover
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03 March 2009, pp. 764-765
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Markets in History: Economic Studies of the Past. Edited by David W. Galenson. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1990. Pp. xiv. $39.50, cloth; $14.95, paper.
John V. C. Nye
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03 March 2009, pp. 258-259
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Adam Smith and Modern Economics: From Market Behaviour to Public Choice. By Edwin G. West. Hampshire, England: Edward Elgar Publishing Limited, 1990. Pp. vii, 212. $47.95.
Young Back Choi
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03 March 2009, pp. 765-766
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The Cross of Gold: Money and the Canadian Business Cycle, 1867–1913. By Georg Rich. Ottawa: Carleton University Press, 1988. Pp. 307. $14.95.
Michael D. Bordo
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03 March 2009, pp. 521-523
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A Celebration of Work. By Norman E. Best. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1990. Pp. xviii, 223. $19.95. - On The Line. By Harvey Swados. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1990. Pp. xxvii, 247. $32.50, cloth; $11.95, paper.
Richard O'Connor
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03 March 2009, pp. 259-261
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The Capacity To Budget. By Allen Schick. Washington, DC: The Urban Institute Press, 1990. Pp. xviii, 225. $32.50, cloth; $14.95, paper.
Robert Higgs
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03 March 2009, pp. 523-524
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The Rise and Fall of the Plantation Complex: Essays in Atlantic History. By Philip D. Curtin. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1990. Pp. xi, 222. $39.50 cloth; $10.95 paper.
Jay R. Mandle
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03 March 2009, pp. 261-262
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General and Miscellaneous - Understanding Quantitative History. By Loren Haskins and Kirk Jeffrey. Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 1990. Pp. xxv, 366. $27.50.
David Mitch
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03 March 2009, pp. 766-767
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Reviews of Books

Liberalism at Work: The Rise and Fall of OSHA. By Charles Noble. Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1986. Pp. x, 292. $29.95, paper.

Economic Thought - Political Economy in the Twentieth Century. Edited by Maxine Berg. Savage, MD: Barnes and Noble Books, 1990. Pp. vi, 164. $33.75.

The Fictitious Commodity: A Study of the U.S. Labor Market, 1880–1940. By Ton Korver. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1990: Pp. x, 196. $39.95.

The State and Economic Knowledge: The American and British Experiences. Edited by Mary O. Furner and Barry Supple. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1990. Pp. xiv, 477. $44.50.

The Economic Consequences of Immigration. By Julian S. Simon. Cambridge, MA; Basil Blackwell, Inc., 1989. Pp. xxxii. 402. $39.95.

Contracting for Property Rights. By Gary D. Libecap. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1990. Pp. ix, 132. $39.50.

Economic Thought - Ricardo's Economics: A General Equilibrium Theory of Distribution and Growth. By Michio Morishima. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1989. Pp. viii, 254. $39.50.

Neoclassical International Economics: An Historical Survey. By Leonard Gomes. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1990. Pp. viii, 276. $49.95.

Workers and Workplace Dynamics in Reconstruction-Era Atlanta: A Case Study. By Jonathan W. McLeod. Los Angeles: UCLA Center for Afro-American Studies and the Institute of Industrial Relations, 1990. Pp. viii, 135. $28.00, paper.

More Heat Than Light: Economics as Social Physics, Physics as Nature's Economics. By Philip Mirowski. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1989. Pp. xii, 450. $59.50.

History, Policy, and Economic Theory: Essays in Interaction. By W. W. Rostow. Boulder: Westview Press, 1989. Pp. xiii, 385. $59.95.

Income Inequality in the United States, 1947–1985. By Nan L. Maxwell. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1989. Pp. xiv, 213. $42.95.

The History of Econometric Ideas. By Mary S. Morgan. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1990. Pp. xv, 296. $44.50.

Markets in History: Economic Studies of the Past. Edited by David W. Galenson. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1990. Pp. xiv. $39.50, cloth; $14.95, paper.

Adam Smith and Modern Economics: From Market Behaviour to Public Choice. By Edwin G. West. Hampshire, England: Edward Elgar Publishing Limited, 1990. Pp. vii, 212. $47.95.

The Cross of Gold: Money and the Canadian Business Cycle, 1867–1913. By Georg Rich. Ottawa: Carleton University Press, 1988. Pp. 307. $14.95.

A Celebration of Work. By Norman E. Best. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1990. Pp. xviii, 223. $19.95. - On The Line. By Harvey Swados. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1990. Pp. xxvii, 247. $32.50, cloth; $11.95, paper.

The Capacity To Budget. By Allen Schick. Washington, DC: The Urban Institute Press, 1990. Pp. xviii, 225. $32.50, cloth; $14.95, paper.

The Rise and Fall of the Plantation Complex: Essays in Atlantic History. By Philip D. Curtin. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1990. Pp. xi, 222. $39.50 cloth; $10.95 paper.

General and Miscellaneous - Understanding Quantitative History. By Loren Haskins and Kirk Jeffrey. Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 1990. Pp. xxv, 366. $27.50.

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