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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... important since they manufacture a wide range of products , from roof tiles to very expensive high - quality porcelain . I have not been able to find any valid figures for the volume of clay production , but for the pre - World War I ...
... important since they manufacture a wide range of products , from roof tiles to very expensive high - quality porcelain . I have not been able to find any valid figures for the volume of clay production , but for the pre - World War I ...
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... important , they are not the only ones , and in the large area of non - economic life , the negative consequences are important . The most important of these was the loss of national independence . Even if this implied , in many cases ...
... important , they are not the only ones , and in the large area of non - economic life , the negative consequences are important . The most important of these was the loss of national independence . Even if this implied , in many cases ...
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... important myths . Part III of this book presented four of the major myths concerning the historical roots of ... important events in world history , the West was far from being the only major colonial power , numerous other civiliza ...
... important myths . Part III of this book presented four of the major myths concerning the historical roots of ... important events in world history , the West was far from being the only major colonial power , numerous other civiliza ...
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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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