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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... role of the Third World in the West's economic development , which are found mainly , but not only , in that of many radical economists . This distinction does not rule out a ' common market ' of myths . One of the most important myths ...
... role of the Third World in the West's economic development , which are found mainly , but not only , in that of many radical economists . This distinction does not rule out a ' common market ' of myths . One of the most important myths ...
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... role A modest role played by trade to the Third World in general ? Yes indeed , for the developed countries as a whole , during the period from 1800 to 1938 , only 17 % of total exports were sent to the Third World and of those ...
... role A modest role played by trade to the Third World in general ? Yes indeed , for the developed countries as a whole , during the period from 1800 to 1938 , only 17 % of total exports were sent to the Third World and of those ...
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... role was a very negligible one . In a study published almost twenty years ago2 I tried to assess the role of total foreign trade in the first stage of the Industrial Revolution , i.e. the period between 1720 and 1780-90 . Before 1720 ...
... role was a very negligible one . In a study published almost twenty years ago2 I tried to assess the role of total foreign trade in the first stage of the Industrial Revolution , i.e. the period between 1720 and 1780-90 . Before 1720 ...
Contents
The 1929 Crash and the Great Depression | 1 |
Was there a Golden Era of European Free Trade? | 16 |
Was there Free Trade in the Rest of the World? | 30 |
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