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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... raw materials The list of other raw materials is a varied one , and includes the numerous textile fibres ( cotton , wool , jute , silk , flax and hemp ) and the dyes for these textiles , as well as rubber , hides and skin . In terms of ...
... raw materials The list of other raw materials is a varied one , and includes the numerous textile fibres ( cotton , wool , jute , silk , flax and hemp ) and the dyes for these textiles , as well as rubber , hides and skin . In terms of ...
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... raw materials . This implies , in global terms , even an excess of the magnitude of 1 % of the volume raw materials . The situation in terms of value was somewhat different , since the value of most of the ores was higher than that of ...
... raw materials . This implies , in global terms , even an excess of the magnitude of 1 % of the volume raw materials . The situation in terms of value was somewhat different , since the value of most of the ores was higher than that of ...
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... Raw materials 27.9 For textile industries 16.9 For metal industries 2.3 Energy products 0.9 Other non - food products 4.9 Food products 48.2 Manufactured goods 9.1 Other 9.9 Opium 2.8 Gold ... Raw Materials and Western Industrialization 69.
... Raw materials 27.9 For textile industries 16.9 For metal industries 2.3 Energy products 0.9 Other non - food products 4.9 Food products 48.2 Manufactured goods 9.1 Other 9.9 Opium 2.8 Gold ... Raw Materials and Western Industrialization 69.
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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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