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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... major part ) as early as 1680-1700 and the development accelerated between 1720 and 1760. Progress made in crop yields and rising agricultural productivity made possible a significant grain surplus , making Britain a major exporter of ...
... major part ) as early as 1680-1700 and the development accelerated between 1720 and 1760. Progress made in crop yields and rising agricultural productivity made possible a significant grain surplus , making Britain a major exporter of ...
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... major cause of the slowdown in the economy was the decline in rural income due to a fall in agricultural prices caused by the influx of imported cereals and not by imports of manufactured goods to Continental Europe . One of the reasons ...
... major cause of the slowdown in the economy was the decline in rural income due to a fall in agricultural prices caused by the influx of imported cereals and not by imports of manufactured goods to Continental Europe . One of the reasons ...
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... major myths concerning the historical roots of underdevelopment and the actual situation in the Third World , and ... major factor in economic development , failure to do so is certainly a major handicap to this development . 4 ...
... major myths concerning the historical roots of underdevelopment and the actual situation in the Third World , and ... major factor in economic development , failure to do so is certainly a major handicap to this development . 4 ...
Contents
The 1929 Crash and the Great Depression | 1 |
Was there a Golden Era of European Free Trade? | 16 |
Was there Free Trade in the Rest of the World? | 30 |
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