Abundant land and strong property rights are conventionally viewed as key factors underpinning U.S. economic development success. This view relies on the “Pristine Myth” of an empty undeveloped land, but the abundant land of North America was already made productive and was the recognized territory of sovereign Indigenous Nations. We demonstrate that the development of strong property rights for European/American settlers was mirrored by the attenuation and increasing disregard of Indigenous property rights. We argue that the dearth of discussion of the dispossession of Indigenous nations results in a misunderstanding of some of the core themes of U.S. economic history.

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土著民族与美国经济的发展：土地、资源和剥夺

丰富的土地和强大的产权通常被视为支撑美国经济发展成功的关键因素。这种观点依赖于空旷未开发土地的“原始神话”，但北美丰富的土地已经变得富有生产力，并且是主权土著民族公认的领土。我们证明，欧洲/美国定居者强大的财产权的发展反映在土著财产权的减弱和越来越忽视的情况下。我们认为，缺乏对土著民族剥夺的讨论会导致对美国经济史的一些核心主题的误解。