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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Excluding Russia and from 1945 onwards also Eastern European countries . Note : The figures on colonial population are very approximate ( margin of error of 10 % for 1913 ; 20 % for the mid - nineteenth century ; 30 % for 1800 and 50 ...
Excluding Russia and from 1945 onwards also Eastern European countries . Note : The figures on colonial population are very approximate ( margin of error of 10 % for 1913 ; 20 % for the mid - nineteenth century ; 30 % for 1800 and 50 ...
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Europe ( excluding Russia ) increased from less than 0.5 kg per capita around 1700 to 17.0 kg in 1910. In this case , local production of beet sugar also contributed to the increase of consumption . Furthermore , the population of the ...
Europe ( excluding Russia ) increased from less than 0.5 kg per capita around 1700 to 17.0 kg in 1910. In this case , local production of beet sugar also contributed to the increase of consumption . Furthermore , the population of the ...
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of manufacturing production of the Third World market economies ( excluding the ' Four Dragons ' , Hong Kong , South Korea , Singapore and Taiwan ) , which had risen at an annual per capita rate of 4.2-4.6 % between 1953 and 1970 ...
of manufacturing production of the Third World market economies ( excluding the ' Four Dragons ' , Hong Kong , South Korea , Singapore and Taiwan ) , which had risen at an annual per capita rate of 4.2-4.6 % between 1953 and 1970 ...
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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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