The elasticity of force: determinants of terms of trade in American Indian treaties

In the nineteenth century the United States Government acquired millions of acres of land from Indian tribes. In the early part of the century the government obtained land primarily through purchase. Later, however, land was taken by force. This paper is a theoretical and empirical investigation int...

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Main Author: Wood, Scott Alan
Language:en
Published: 1992
Online Access:http://etd.lib.montana.edu/etd/1992/wood/WoodS1992.pdf