Read, Colin,  1959- <br/><br/>
The rise and fall of an economic empire :  with lessons for aspiring economies / 
Colin Read. 
 - Houndmills :  Palgrave MacMillan,  2010. 
 - xii, 294 p. :  ill. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780230273702 (hbk.)  RM126.63 023027370X (hhbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Economic history.<br/>Commerce--History.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States--Economic conditions.