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 concerning the role of the Third World in Western development . Part III will be devoted to myths about the Third World which are shared by both groups . In any case , there are no myths that are exclusive to any specific economic ...
... myths concerning the role of the Third World in Western development . Part III will be devoted to myths about the Third World which are shared by both groups . In any case , there are no myths that are exclusive to any specific economic ...
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Myths and Paradoxes Paul Bairoch. year period even half as rapid as the recent average for the Third World . If , to ... myths and a paradoxical alliance Despite this , a nexus of myths took shape . These were largely mingled with ...
Myths and Paradoxes Paul Bairoch. year period even half as rapid as the recent average for the Third World . If , to ... myths and a paradoxical alliance Despite this , a nexus of myths took shape . These were largely mingled with ...
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... myths but also some unnoticed historical turning points . I felt it worth pointing out the latter because they can be just as misleading as myths . The other departure is reflected in the word ' minor ' in this part's title . I have put ...
... myths but also some unnoticed historical turning points . I felt it worth pointing out the latter because they can be just as misleading as myths . The other departure is reflected in the word ' minor ' in this part's title . I have put ...
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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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