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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... seen from the other side It is obvious that if seen from the other side the picture seems very different . Primary goods represented more than 90 % of Third World exports , and , furthermore , in most of the Third World countries almost ...
... seen from the other side It is obvious that if seen from the other side the picture seems very different . Primary goods represented more than 90 % of Third World exports , and , furthermore , in most of the Third World countries almost ...
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... seen , was greater during most of the nineteenth century ; however , after 1913 , it declined gradually . But this decline after 1913 was very slow for the three next decades . Even if transport costs had fallen the possibilities of ...
... seen , was greater during most of the nineteenth century ; however , after 1913 , it declined gradually . But this decline after 1913 was very slow for the three next decades . Even if transport costs had fallen the possibilities of ...
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... seen ( Chapter 3 ) , it is almost certain that during the nineteenth century , contrary to the classical model , free trade coincided and was probably the main cause of depression and protectionism and was probably the main cause of ...
... seen ( Chapter 3 ) , it is almost certain that during the nineteenth century , contrary to the classical model , free trade coincided and was probably the main cause of depression and protectionism and was probably the main cause of ...
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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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