Preindustrial businesses: the time of the merchant -- The many paths to industrialization -- British and German … businesses during industrialization -- Big and small businesses in industrializing America -- Japanese and Chinese businesses … during industrialization -- American, British, and German businesses in the interwar period -- Japanese and Chinese …

, how much more it costs to reach a state's education targets in a high-poverty school district than in a rich district, the … design of state education aid programs, the impact of school quality on house values, the cost implications of school … district consolidations, and the impact of state aid on school infrastructure." …