The institutional revolution
Subtitle: measurement and the economic emergence of the modern world
By: Douglas W. Allen
Series: Markets and governments in economic history; Markets and governments in economic history
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Chicago; London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 267
ISBN-13: 9780226014746
Subjects: Public institutions; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [251]-262) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Variance everywhere; title: The aristocrats; title: A matter of honor; title: The royal navy; title: Purchasing army commissions; title: Lighthouses, private roads, and the treasury; title: The courts, criminal law, and police.