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David Chan Smith

Current Projects

Through three current research projects I investigate the history of liberal markets and constitutions. My focus is on the history of the relationship between moral values and institutional norms.

Capitalism's Moral Economy

Capitalism's Moral Economy

How have people tried historically to make market's fairer?

Dark Markets Observatory

Dark Markets Observatory

Exploring the history of early modern corruption and smuggling

England's Constitutional History

England's Constitutional History

Investigating English law and the its norms during the early modern period

The Richard Ligon Project

The Richard Ligon Project

An important text for understanding the 17th century English Caribbean

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