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ECONOMIC HISTORY


These websites offer a variety of resources on economic history, which includes business history, labor history and the history of economic thought.  It is international in scope. It includes “gateways,” archives, journals, scholarly articles, biographical information, and additional resources.  It is important to remember that general historical “gateway” sites and sites devoted to the history of specific nations may also include resources on the historical aspects of economics.  For additional information on history, see JWU Library's webguides AMERICAN HISTORY and HISTORY: GENERAL RESOURCES.


Academic Info: Economic History

•   Compiled and maintained by Michael Madin for Academic Info
•   Links to annotated websites for the following: “gateways,” scholarly articles, topic-specific sites, professional associations/organizations
•   International in scope
•   Excellent; not extensive but great for an introduction to researching economic history


Archives for the History of Economic Thought

•   Maintained for McMaster University by Rod Hay, Department of Economics, University of Guelph (Ontario, Canada)
•   This site’s goal is “… an attempt to collect in one place a large number of significant texts in the history of economic thought”
•   Provides access to primary source material for over 180 economists
•   Limited number of economists’ links also provide critical commentary, bibliographies, and references
•   Outstanding; very useful for the texts provided (especially from the 17th and 18th centuries)


Business History Review (BHR)

•  “The Business History Review (Harvard Business School) is a quarterly publication of original research by historians, economists, sociologists, and scholars of business administration”
•   BHR’s mission is “… to encourage and aid the study of the evolution of business in all periods and in all countries”
•   Since 2002, BHR’s archive has contained formatted book reviews and abstracts; an index to BHR’s abstracts has been available since 1979; abstracts alone have been available since 1954
•   Includes BHR’s policy on manuscript submissions; also has information on subscriptions, advertising, e-mail correspondence, abstracting/indexing
•   Outstanding; this is one of the most respected journals of its type in the field; a leader in business history scholarship since its inception in 1926 (originally named the Bulletin of the Business Historical Society)


Economic History

•   Maintained by Ionomics, “The Internet Site for Economists”; accessed through site’s ”EconDirectory”
•   Links to over 70 sites for the following: abstracts, archives, biography, currency/finance, exhibits, labor history, research institutes and more
•   Annotations accompany links
•   International in scope
•   Searchable
•   Excellent; this site includes a wide variety of interesting sites, but be prepared to browse, since it’s organized alphabetically by site name and not by topic


Economic History

•   Maintained by the Department of History, Tennessee Technological University
•   This extensive directory of sites links to the following economic history categories: professional associations, organizations, scholarly journals, historical price calculators, “specialized sites” (topic-specific), conferences, archives
•   International in scope (but includes significant U.S. content)
•   No annotations
•   Updated April 2006
•   Excellent site for browsing; categories are not organized alphabetically, so be prepared to spend some time; best feature is links to professional resources


Economic and Business History

•   This section of the World Wide Web Virtual Library, maintained by the Netherlands Economic History Archive (Amsterdam, the Netherlands), links to hundreds of sites on numerous aspects of business/economic history and over 40 country/region-specific topics
•   Links to websites for the following “general” resources: discussion lists, conferences, journals, association/societies, research institutions, archives/libraries, museums, “reference,” (directories, “gateways”), data archives
•   Comprehensiveness of links for country/region-specific sites varies by countries/regions
•   Excellent annotations accompany links
•   Last updated July 2006
•   Outstanding; this is one of the most extensive – and certainly one of the best – sites for this topic, especially for “primary resources;” invaluable to serious researchers, but also useful for anyone beginning research


EH.Net Encyclopedia

•  “EH.Net Encyclopedia of Economic and Business History is designed to provide students and laymen with high quality reference articles in the field”
•   Archive consists of over 140 articles, arranged alphabetically by business/economic history topics; over 40% are concerned with worldwide topics (the rest are devoted to American topics)
•   These topics include monetary policy, industrialization, shipping, international trade, and the historical economical development of select of 15 countries
•   Each article consists of a well-written essay by an academic historian; also includes “References” and information on how to cite the article
•   Members of the “Advisory Board” and “Consulting Editors” are mostly (but not exclusively) from American colleges and universities
•  “You may print or download materials on this site for your personal, non-commercial use, provided you keep intact all copyright and other proprietary notices”
•   Searchable
•   Outstanding; with its well-written articles and breadth of coverage, this is an excellent resource for anyone interested in scholarly analysis of many topics and trends in economic history


History of Economic Thought Website

•   Compiled by Goncarlo Fonseca and Leane Ussher, Department of Economics, New School University of New York
•  “Alphabetical Index” provides links to biographical and “works” information for over 700 economists
•  “Schools of Thought” links to over 60 “schools” of economic theory; these links include commentary and profiles of the economists identified with a “school”
•  “Essays and Surveys” provide analysis and commentary on such economic concepts as the theory of value, macroeconomics, microeconomics, game theory and other topics
•  “Web Links” connects to websites concerned with archives of primary sources, academic pages, professional associations/organizations, journals, glossaries, related sites
•   Outstanding; this site is one of the best – if not the best – site for any sort of research on economists and economic history, due to its comprehensiveness and navigability


Labour History

•   This section of the World Wide Web Virtual Library, maintained by the International Institute of Social History (Amsterdam, the Netherlands), links to hundreds of sites on general aspects of the discipline of labor history and over 50 country/region-specific topics
•   Links to websites for the following “general” resources: archives/libraries, data archives, research institutions, museums, associations/societies, “special topics,” conferences, discussion lists, journals
•   Comprehensiveness of links for country/region-specific sites varies by country/region
•   Excellent annotations accompany links
•   Outstanding; this is one of the most extensive – and certainly one of the best – sites for this topic, especially for “primary sources;” invaluable for serious researchers, but also useful for anyone beginning research


Websites discussed on this page are for informational purposes only. Johnson & Wales University Library is not responsible for the accuracy, content, or stability of any websites linked to this page. When in need of legal, medical or nutritional advice, consult a professional.

Compiled by Rick Keogh 2/06; links last checked 12/07

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