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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... protectionist measures , since it was protectionism that caused the 1929 crash and especially its following depression . Economic history shows that there are at least three myths underlying this assumption . The first concerns the ...
... protectionist measures , since it was protectionism that caused the 1929 crash and especially its following depression . Economic history shows that there are at least three myths underlying this assumption . The first concerns the ...
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... protectionism 1877 / 9-1890 / 92 2.9 1.2 2.2 0.9 0.9 Protectionism 1890 / 92-1913 3.5 2.4 3.2 1.8 1.0 Economic periods Europe Slow growth 1829 / 31-1842 / 4 3.5 1.6 2.5 ( 0.8 ) 0.6 More rapid growth 1842 / 4-1868 / 70 5.0 2.0 2.3 ( 0.9 ) ...
... protectionism 1877 / 9-1890 / 92 2.9 1.2 2.2 0.9 0.9 Protectionism 1890 / 92-1913 3.5 2.4 3.2 1.8 1.0 Economic periods Europe Slow growth 1829 / 31-1842 / 4 3.5 1.6 2.5 ( 0.8 ) 0.6 More rapid growth 1842 / 4-1868 / 70 5.0 2.0 2.3 ( 0.9 ) ...
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... protectionism generates international trade , it does indicate that protectionism does not always necessarily hinder it . On the other hand , trade expansion is not an aim in itself but merely a means of achieving economic growth . It ...
... protectionism generates international trade , it does indicate that protectionism does not always necessarily hinder it . On the other hand , trade expansion is not an aim in itself but merely a means of achieving economic growth . It ...
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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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