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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... least as far as nineteenth - century world economic history is concerned . In all cases protectionism led to , or at least was concomitant with , industrialization and economic development . Also , in the four examples of liberalism ...
... least as far as nineteenth - century world economic history is concerned . In all cases protectionism led to , or at least was concomitant with , industrialization and economic development . Also , in the four examples of liberalism ...
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... least six times higher than that of the rest of Europe and that of cotton at least twenty times . In 1790 , the patents for James Watt's steam engine and Richard Arkwright's spinning machine were both 21 years old . Furthermore , until ...
... least six times higher than that of the rest of Europe and that of cotton at least twenty times . In 1790 , the patents for James Watt's steam engine and Richard Arkwright's spinning machine were both 21 years old . Furthermore , until ...
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... least.2 The most important parts of any trade theory are the discussions of the effects of trade on economic development ; the expansion of international trade not being a goal in itself , especially if it is unfavourable to the rest of ...
... least.2 The most important parts of any trade theory are the discussions of the effects of trade on economic development ; the expansion of international trade not being a goal in itself , especially if it is unfavourable to the rest of ...
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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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