Property rights and institutions: Congress and the California Land Act of 1851

Journal of Economic History

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 122-142

  Karen B Clay, ^a,b  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; NINETEENTH CENTURY; POLITICAL HISTORY; PROPERTY RIGHTS;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0345643364     PISSN: 00220507     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0022050700022312     Document Type: Article

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