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 Association Belge pour la Réforme Douanière published a manifesto for tariff reform in 1855 which began as follows : ' Inspired by the results of economic science and by the experience of real facts , especially that of England ...
The Association Belge pour la Réforme Douanière published a manifesto for tariff reform in 1855 which began as follows : ' Inspired by the results of economic science and by the experience of real facts , especially that of England ...
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US consumption of energy petroleum products began to exceed local production only after 1957. On the eve of World War I ( see Table 5.1 ) the developed countries had a 9 % deficit in this source of energy , the main deficit region being ...
US consumption of energy petroleum products began to exceed local production only after 1957. On the eve of World War I ( see Table 5.1 ) the developed countries had a 9 % deficit in this source of energy , the main deficit region being ...
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The 1929 and 1987 crashes and the structural changes Let me now , to finish , return to the 1987 crash with which I began . The June 1988 OECD Economic Outlook , which was the first published after the crash , made very similar comments ...
The 1929 and 1987 crashes and the structural changes Let me now , to finish , return to the 1987 crash with which I began . The June 1988 OECD Economic Outlook , which was the first published after the crash , made very similar comments ...
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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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