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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... reached 32 % by 1890 and 59 % around 1900 . Similar evolutions but different consequences The apparent contradiction between the negative effects of these increased imports of foodstuffs in Continental Europe and the positive ones of ...
... reached 32 % by 1890 and 59 % around 1900 . Similar evolutions but different consequences The apparent contradiction between the negative effects of these increased imports of foodstuffs in Continental Europe and the positive ones of ...
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... reached 35 % , and after 1984 the situation improved a little , but there was still a 23 % deficit for 1988-90 . It is worth noting that in physical terms or , if one prefers , in terms of calorific value , the deficit is much larger ...
... reached 35 % , and after 1984 the situation improved a little , but there was still a 23 % deficit for 1988-90 . It is worth noting that in physical terms or , if one prefers , in terms of calorific value , the deficit is much larger ...
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... reaching 70,000–80,000 tons . At the same time that cotton became an important textile fibre for Western industries a new ... reached 1,760,000 tons . Since then exports have decreased gradually , due to a decline in consumption by the ...
... reaching 70,000–80,000 tons . At the same time that cotton became an important textile fibre for Western industries a new ... reached 1,760,000 tons . Since then exports have decreased gradually , due to a decline in consumption by the ...
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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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