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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Myths and Paradoxes Paul Bairoch. Table 2.3 Some indicators of import tariff levels around 1913 ( percentage of total ) trends in the economy : from 1875 to 1877 onwards. Import duties as % of special total imports ( 1909/13 ) All ...
Myths and Paradoxes Paul Bairoch. Table 2.3 Some indicators of import tariff levels around 1913 ( percentage of total ) trends in the economy : from 1875 to 1877 onwards. Import duties as % of special total imports ( 1909/13 ) All ...
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... tariff . Import duties on woollen manufactured goods were 40–45 % and those for clothing 50 % ; but import duties on all manufactured goods averaged 40 % . Some duties on agricultural products were also increased : on many these ...
... tariff . Import duties on woollen manufactured goods were 40–45 % and those for clothing 50 % ; but import duties on all manufactured goods averaged 40 % . Some duties on agricultural products were also increased : on many these ...
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... import duties , 24 , 26 Schumpeter , Joseph , 174 Servia : import duties , 26 service sector , Third World , 130 silk trade , 92-3 Singapore , 92 , 168 Singer - Prebisch thesis , 117 sisal , 122 slave trade , 96 , 135 , 146–8 , 173 ...
... import duties , 24 , 26 Schumpeter , Joseph , 174 Servia : import duties , 26 service sector , Third World , 130 silk trade , 92-3 Singapore , 92 , 168 Singer - Prebisch thesis , 117 sisal , 122 slave trade , 96 , 135 , 146–8 , 173 ...
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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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