Marine insurance in Britain and America, 1720-1844: A comparative institutional analysis

Journal of Economic History

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 379-409

  Kingston, Christopher ^a  

^a AMHERST COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMIC HISTORY; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; INSURANCE INDUSTRY; TRADE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 34249901552     PISSN: 00220507     EISSN: 14716372     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022050707000149     Document Type: Article

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