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Where Is There Consensus Among American Economic Historians? The Results of a Survey on Forty Propositions
Robert Whaples
The Journal of Economic History
Vol. 55, No. 1 (Mar., 1995), pp. 139-154
Published by: Cambridge University Press on behalf of the Economic History Association
Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/2123771
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Abstract
This article examines where consensus does and does not exist among American economic historians by analyzing the results of a questionnaire mailed to 178 randomly selected members of the Economic History Association. The questions address many of the important debates in American economic history. The answers show consensus on a number of issues, but substantial disagreement in many areas--including the causes of the Great Depression and the aftermath of emancipation. They also expose some areas of disagreement between historians and economists.
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