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ISBN10: 0674396669, ISBN13: 9780674396661, [publisher: Harvard University Press] Hardcover Series: Studies in Business History. Num Pages: 1080 pages, 18ill.62tabs. BIC Classification: KCLF; KFFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 200 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1543. . 1989. Hardcover. . . . .
[Galway, GY, Ireland] [Publication Year: 1989]

ISBN10: 0674396669, ISBN13: 9780674396661, [publisher: Harvard University Press] Hardcover Series: Studies in Business History. Num Pages: 1080 pages, 18ill.62tabs. BIC Classification: KCLF; KFFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 200 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1543. . 1989. Hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.
[Olney, MD, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1989]

ISBN10: 0674396669, ISBN13: 9780674396661, [publisher: Harvard Univ Pr] Hardcover 1080 pages. 9.50x6.50x1.50 inches. In Stock.
[Exeter, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1989]

ISBN10: 0674396669, ISBN13: 9780674396661, [publisher: Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Mass] Hardcover Hardcover. From the colonial era to 1914, America was a debtor nation in international accounts-owing more to foreigners than foreigners owed to us. By 1914 it was the world's largest debtor nation. Mira Wilkins provides the first complete history of foreign investment in the United States during that period. The book shows why the United States was attractive to foreign investors and traces the changing role of foreign capital in the nation's development, covering both portfolio and direct investment. The immense new wave of foreign investment in the United States today, and our return to the status of a debtor nation-once again the world's largest debtor nation-makes this strong exposition far more than just historically interesting.Wilkins reviews foreign portfolio investments in government securities (federal, state, and local) and in corporate stocks and bonds, as well as foreign direct investments in land and real estate, manufacturing plants, and even such service-sector activities as accounting, insurance, banking, and mortgage lending. She finds that between 1776 and 1875, public-sector securities (principally federal and state securities) drew in the most long-term foreign investment, whereas from 1875 to 1914 the private sector was the main attraction. The construction of the American railroad system called on vast portfolio ...
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ISBN10: 0674396669, ISBN13: 9780674396661, [publisher: Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Mass] Hardcover Hardcover. From the colonial era to 1914, America was a debtor nation in international accounts-owing more to foreigners than foreigners owed to us. By 1914 it was the world's largest debtor nation. Mira Wilkins provides the first complete history of foreign investment in the United States during that period. The book shows why the United States was attractive to foreign investors and traces the changing role of foreign capital in the nation's development, covering both portfolio and direct investment. The immense new wave of foreign investment in the United States today, and our return to the status of a debtor nation-once again the world's largest debtor nation-makes this strong exposition far more than just historically interesting.Wilkins reviews foreign portfolio investments in government securities (federal, state, and local) and in corporate stocks and bonds, as well as foreign direct investments in land and real estate, manufacturing plants, and even such service-sector activities as accounting, insurance, banking, and mortgage lending. She finds that between 1776 and 1875, public-sector securities (principally federal and state securities) drew in the most long-term foreign investment, whereas from 1875 to 1914 the private sector was the main attraction. The construction of the American railroad system called on vast portfolio ...

Harvard University Press 7/1/1989 12: 00: 00 AM Hardcover PLEASE NOTE, WE DO NOT SHIP TO DENMARK. New Book. Shipped from UK in 4 to 14 days. Established seller since 2000. Please note we cannot offer an expedited shipping service from the UK.

Harvard University Press 7/1/1989 12: 00: 00 AM Hardcover PLEASE NOTE, WE DO NOT SHIP TO DENMARK. New Book. Shipped from UK in 4 to 14 days. Established seller since 2000. Please note we cannot offer an expedited shipping service from the UK.