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Slavery and American economic development

Wright, Gavin - 2006

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Order without law? : Property rights during the California gold rush

Clay, Karen; Wright, Gavin - In: Explorations in economic history : EEH 42 (2005) 2, pp. 155-183

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Gold rush legacy : American minerals and the knowledge economy

Clay, Karen; Wright, Gavin - In: Property in land and other resources, (pp. 67-95). 2012

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Order without law? : property rights during the California gold rush

Clay, Karen (contributor); Wright, Gavin (contributor) - 2004

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Order Without Law? Property Rights During the California Gold Rush

Clay, Karen; Wright, Gavin - 2003

The paper reconsiders the nature of mining districts and property rights during the California gold rush. According to a widely accepted view advanced by Umbeck (1977, 1981), in the absence of effective legal authority, district codes established secure property rights in mining claims. Drawing...

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