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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An even greater expansion took place in European sugar imports . In the fifteenth century sugar was a luxury product in Europe . At that time in England sugar was twenty - nine times more expensive than butter , already an expensive ...
An even greater expansion took place in European sugar imports . In the fifteenth century sugar was a luxury product in Europe . At that time in England sugar was twenty - nine times more expensive than butter , already an expensive ...
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It concerns sugar , which was , at the beginning of the nineteenth century , a major Third World export crop . Around 1830 sugar represented almost 25 % of Third World exports and for Latin America this share was as much as 43 % .
It concerns sugar , which was , at the beginning of the nineteenth century , a major Third World export crop . Around 1830 sugar represented almost 25 % of Third World exports and for Latin America this share was as much as 43 % .
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sugar . But by 1880 it had reached 1,810,000 tons , which was close to that of cane sugar ( 1,860,000 tons ) . Around 1900 the figures were 6,060,000 tons for beet sugar and 3,800,000 tons for cane sugar .
sugar . But by 1880 it had reached 1,810,000 tons , which was close to that of cane sugar ( 1,860,000 tons ) . Around 1900 the figures were 6,060,000 tons for beet sugar and 3,800,000 tons for cane sugar .
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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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