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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... cities may lead to incorrect economic analyses in comparisons of the wealth of cities . In my previous book there is a section entitled ' Splendid but impoverished cities ' , where referring to pre- industrial societies , I wrote the ...
... cities may lead to incorrect economic analyses in comparisons of the wealth of cities . In my previous book there is a section entitled ' Splendid but impoverished cities ' , where referring to pre- industrial societies , I wrote the ...
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... cities . Furthermore , living conditions in those cities are deplorable , especially as far as housing is concerned , not to speak of services such as basic health care , water and sewage . There has been a proliferation of shantytowns ...
... cities . Furthermore , living conditions in those cities are deplorable , especially as far as housing is concerned , not to speak of services such as basic health care , water and sewage . There has been a proliferation of shantytowns ...
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... cities . The discomfort of traffic congestion in large cities has led a growing number of inhabitants to move out to the suburbs , to which the car provided easier access . This displacement , in turn , results in the relocation of some ...
... cities . The discomfort of traffic congestion in large cities has led a growing number of inhabitants to move out to the suburbs , to which the car provided easier access . This displacement , in turn , results in the relocation of some ...
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Were only the fascist economies able to overcome | 7 |
Was there a Golden Era of European Free Trade? | 16 |
NonEuropean traditional trade policies before the nineteenth | 30 |
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