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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This negative correlation between colonialism and economic growth and industrialization on a national level does not imply that colonial ventures were not profitable for specific individuals , regions or sectors .
This negative correlation between colonialism and economic growth and industrialization on a national level does not imply that colonial ventures were not profitable for specific individuals , regions or sectors .
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The first relied on less complete data on the growth of each future Third World region . ... east Europe ) and the ' richer Asiatic civilizations ( China and India ) , there was at least parity in GNP per capita of those two regions .
The first relied on less complete data on the growth of each future Third World region . ... east Europe ) and the ' richer Asiatic civilizations ( China and India ) , there was at least parity in GNP per capita of those two regions .
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colonization but obviously not for the nineteenth century , when the two major regions had begun to diverge considerably . Furthermore , it is true that a form of capital accumulation diverted to build ostentatious cities may lead to ...
colonization but obviously not for the nineteenth century , when the two major regions had begun to diverge considerably . Furthermore , it is true that a form of capital accumulation diverted to build ostentatious cities may lead to ...
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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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