More original than almost any other recent treatise in this field. Its range of secondary authorities is all but exhaustive; its structure of ideas is more rigorous than is customary in books on economic history. Indeed, so comprehensive is its information and so cogent its reasoning, that it deserves to become compulsory reading for all students of economic history.
-- Economic Journal

Not only erudite…but also uncommonly lively and readable. It should make profitable reading for anyone with more than a superficial interest in the two countries and their problems.
-- International Affairs