The British government, sir Edmund head, and British North American confederation, 1858

1976 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 206-217 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruce A. Knox
Keyword(s):  
North American ◽  
British Government ◽  
British North American

The Clamor of Lawyers

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Charles Hoffer ◽  
Williamjames Hull Hoffer
Keyword(s):  
Political Theory ◽  
North American ◽  
British North American

This book explores a series of extended public pronouncements that British North American colonial lawyers crafted from 1761 through 1776. Most, though not all, were composed outside of the courtroom and detached from ongoing litigation. Although these writings and speeches have been long studied as political theory, they are rarely viewed as the work product of active lawyers—this despite the fact that key protagonists in the story of American independence were members of the bar with extensive practices. This book is an attempt to broaden our understanding of the role that lawyering played in framing and resolving the revolutionary crisis.

A Critique of Milgrom and Roberts' Treatment of Incentives vs. Bureaucratic Controls in the British North American Fur Trade

2002 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 135-151 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gary P. Spraakman
Keyword(s):  
19Th Century ◽  
North American ◽  
Fur Trade ◽  
Profit Sharing ◽  
Hudson's Bay Company ◽  
Senior Managers ◽  
North West ◽  
Organization And Management ◽  
British North American ◽  
Hudson’S Bay Company

In their 1992 textbook, Economics, Organization and Management, Milgrom and Roberts used 19th century fur trading companies as examples of effective (the incentive-based North West Company) and ineffective (the bureaucratic-based Hudson's Bay Company) organizations. Findings from detailed examinations of both companies' archives suggest that Milgrom and Roberts were not completely accurate in their depictions of the two companies' incentives and bureaucratic controls. In response to complexities of intercontinental trade, both companies used bureaucratic controls for coordination as well as profit sharing to motivate senior managers. More generally, the findings raise questions about Milgrom and Roberts' relatively negative conclusions concerning the effectiveness of bureaucratic controls.

scholarly journals Colonial American Paper Money and the Quantity Theory of Money: An Extension

2018 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. 185-207 ◽  
Author(s):  
Farley Grubb
Keyword(s):  
New England ◽  
North American ◽  
Statistical Relationship ◽  
Quantity Theory ◽  
Paper Money ◽  
American Colonies ◽  
Monetary Unit ◽  
And Performance ◽  
British North American

The quantity theory of money is applied to the paper money regimes of seven of the nine British North American colonies south of New England. Individual colonies, and regional groupings of contiguous colonies treated as one monetary unit, are tested. Little to no statistical relationship, and little to no magnitude of influence, between the quantities of paper money in circulation and prices are found. The quantity theory of money does not explain the value and performance of colonial paper monies well. This is a general and widespread result, and not a rare and isolated phenomenon.

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