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 date 15 May 1846 is rightly held to mark the beginning of the free trade era in the United Kingdom , and , by one of those historical coincidences , that year ( six months later , in November ) was also that of the suicide of the ...
The date 15 May 1846 is rightly held to mark the beginning of the free trade era in the United Kingdom , and , by one of those historical coincidences , that year ( six months later , in November ) was also that of the suicide of the ...
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Hence , a group of theorists succeeded in introducing free trade into France , and thus indirectly to the rest of the Continent , against the will of most of those in charge of the different sectors of the economy .
Hence , a group of theorists succeeded in introducing free trade into France , and thus indirectly to the rest of the Continent , against the will of most of those in charge of the different sectors of the economy .
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Therefore , globally speaking , the first free trade experiment was a positive one , and this had , as we have seen , an important impact on the policies of most European countries after 1860. But one should not forget the uniqueness of ...
Therefore , globally speaking , the first free trade experiment was a positive one , and this had , as we have seen , an important impact on the policies of most European countries after 1860. But one should not forget the uniqueness of ...
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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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