Did railroads induce or follow economic growth?: Urbanization and population growth in the American Midwest,1850-1860

Social Science History

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 171-197

  Atack, Jeremy ^a   Bateman, Fred ^a   Haines, Michael ^a   Margo, Robert A ^a  

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EID: 77952912264     PISSN: 01455532     EISSN: 15278034     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1215/01455532-2009-024     Document Type: Article

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