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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... consumption ) . This increased to 33 % consumption for 1970 . Contrary to the case of energy , the situation in Western Europe was not very different from that of North America . In fact , the only two divergent regions were Japan and ...
... consumption ) . This increased to 33 % consumption for 1970 . Contrary to the case of energy , the situation in Western Europe was not very different from that of North America . In fact , the only two divergent regions were Japan and ...
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... consumption of manufactured products in the Third World on the basis of various hypotheses on the growth of per capita consumption of those goods . It can be assumed that the difference between the estimated volume of consumption and ...
... consumption of manufactured products in the Third World on the basis of various hypotheses on the growth of per capita consumption of those goods . It can be assumed that the difference between the estimated volume of consumption and ...
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... consumption close to that of the colonies . This standard of living and level of consumption , in turn , implied that products from the colonies ( mainly tropical and some luxury manufactured goods ) could represent only a very small ...
... consumption close to that of the colonies . This standard of living and level of consumption , in turn , implied that products from the colonies ( mainly tropical and some luxury manufactured goods ) could represent only a very small ...
Contents
The 1929 Crash and the Great Depression | 1 |
Was there a Golden Era of European Free Trade? | 16 |
Was there Free Trade in the Rest of the World? | 30 |
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