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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The first could be described ( with some exaggeration ) as a conservative group that romanticizes the nineteenth century and makes free trade almost into a sacred doctrine . This group either ignores or forgets the fact that until the ...
The first could be described ( with some exaggeration ) as a conservative group that romanticizes the nineteenth century and makes free trade almost into a sacred doctrine . This group either ignores or forgets the fact that until the ...
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This implies that the terms of trade for sugar compared even to manufactured goods deteriorated during the nineteenth century . As an approximate indication we can put forward a 10–20 % price decline for manufactured goods between 1830 ...
This implies that the terms of trade for sugar compared even to manufactured goods deteriorated during the nineteenth century . As an approximate indication we can put forward a 10–20 % price decline for manufactured goods between 1830 ...
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Practically all those primary exporting countries which are today also rich countries had already initiated in the nineteenth century an industrialization policy through protectionist measures . The only exception was New Zealand ...
Practically all those primary exporting countries which are today also rich countries had already initiated in the nineteenth century an industrialization policy through protectionist measures . The only exception was New Zealand ...
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Contents
Was there Free Trade in the Rest of the World? | 30 |
Has Protectionism Always had a Negative Impact? | 44 |
Major Myths on the Role of the Third World in Western | 57 |
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| Title | Economics and World History: Myths and Paradoxes |
| Author | Paul Bairoch |
| Publisher | Harvester Wheatsheaf, 1993 |
| ISBN | 074500654X, 9780745006543 |
| Length | 184 pages |
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