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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The expansion of exports was already extremely rapid in the 10–15 years before 1846 ( about 5 % per annum ) , and it accelerated further after that date . From 1843/7 to 1857/61 the volume of British exports increased by just over 6 ...
The expansion of exports was already extremely rapid in the 10–15 years before 1846 ( about 5 % per annum ) , and it accelerated further after that date . From 1843/7 to 1857/61 the volume of British exports increased by just over 6 ...
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Before 1720 , even if , as we have seen , events had already begun to change , the economy was still a traditional one , but after 1780 Britain could no longer be considered a traditional society . The process of development had passed ...
Before 1720 , even if , as we have seen , events had already begun to change , the economy was still a traditional one , but after 1780 Britain could no longer be considered a traditional society . The process of development had passed ...
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... Kuznets estimates we have that of David Landes , who , on the basis of Deane's estimate for Britain and Marczewski's10 for France and data for less developed countries around 1961 , concludes that " Western Europe ... was already ...
... Kuznets estimates we have that of David Landes , who , on the basis of Deane's estimate for Britain and Marczewski's10 for France and data for less developed countries around 1961 , concludes that " Western Europe ... was already ...
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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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