Economics and World History: Myths and ParadoxesWe cherish many myths about our histories. Not the least of these myths are those about economic history: such as the roots of depressions, the causes of growth and the reasons behind nations' different stages of economic development. Paul Bairoch sets out in this book to demolish 18 such myths and to reveal generally unnoticed but economically important turning points in modern economic history. |
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Statistical Tables Table 1.1 Historical trends in economic growth , 1800–1990 7 Table 1.2 Annual growth rates in the volume of GNP per capita , 18901938 8 Table 1.3 Unemployment rates among industrial workers in selected developed ...
Statistical Tables Table 1.1 Historical trends in economic growth , 1800–1990 7 Table 1.2 Annual growth rates in the volume of GNP per capita , 18901938 8 Table 1.3 Unemployment rates among industrial workers in selected developed ...
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Table 5.4 Production and trade balances of the main ores for 1909 / 13– 1990 66 Table 5.5 Product distribution of exports from the Third World for the 1815–1914 period 69 Table 6.1 Share of the Third World market economies in exports ...
Table 5.4 Production and trade balances of the main ores for 1909 / 13– 1990 66 Table 5.5 Product distribution of exports from the Third World for the 1815–1914 period 69 Table 6.1 Share of the Third World market economies in exports ...
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Furthermore , and this is also very important , unemployment decreased rapidly and reached a very low level in the final years of the 1930s ( see Table 1.3 ) . As we shall see , from 1936 onwards these positive developments were largely ...
Furthermore , and this is also very important , unemployment decreased rapidly and reached a very low level in the final years of the 1930s ( see Table 1.3 ) . As we shall see , from 1936 onwards these positive developments were largely ...
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Contents
Was there Free Trade in the Rest of the World? | 30 |
Has Protectionism Always had a Negative Impact? | 44 |
Major Myths on the Role of the Third World in Western | 57 |
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| Title | Economics and World History: Myths and Paradoxes |
| Author | Paul Bairoch |
| Publisher | Harvester Wheatsheaf, 1993 |
| ISBN | 074500654X, 9780745006543 |
| Length | 184 pages |
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