We generate and analyze data pertinent to the role of caselaw in England's economic development during the Industrial Revolution. Applying topic modeling to a corpus of 67,455 reports on English court cases, we construct annual time series of caselaw developments between 1765 and 1865. We then...

We generate and analyze data pertinent to the role of caselaw in England's economic development during the Industrial Revolution. Applying topic modeling to a corpus of 67,455 reports on English court cases, we construct annual time series of caselaw developments between 1765 and 1865. We then...

In many developing countries, the institutional framework governing economic life has its roots in the colonial period, when the interests of European settlers clashed with those of the native population or imported slaves. We examine the economic implications of this conflict in a framework...

Chapter 1. Introduction -- Part I. Foundations of Imperialism in Sudan -- Chapter 2. British Business and Sudan During the Mahdiya -- Chapter 3. The Beginnings of Imperial Development, 1899-1919 -- Part II Business and Imperialism in Sudan -- Chapter 4. The Sudan Plantations Syndicate, 1904-1919...

1. The Gupta Empire – 400AD to 600AD -- 2. Chalukya and Kamataa: King Pulakeshin – 543AD to 753AD -- 3. The Pallava Dynasty -275AD to 897AD -- 4. The Chola Dynasty – 846AD to 1215AD -- 5. The Delhi Sultanate – 1226AD to 1526AD -- 6. The Mughal Dynasty – 1526AD to 1857AD -- 7. The...