作者:University of California System; University of California Davis
作者:University of Colorado System; University of Colorado Boulder; University of Victoria; University of Bonn; IZA Institute Labor Economics; University of Bonn; University of British Columbia
摘要:Abundant land and strong property rights are conventionally viewed as key factors underpinning U.S. economic development success. This view relies on the Pristine Myth of an empty undeveloped land, but the abundant land of North America was already made productive and was the recognized territory of sovereign Indigenous Nations. We demonstrate that the development of strong property rights for European/American settlers was mirrored by the attenuation and increasing disregard of Indigenous pro...
作者:Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
作者:University of Michigan System; University of Michigan
作者:State University System of Florida; Florida State University