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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... terms of trade of primary products is reduced to half : to 20 % . This , however , is only a partial explanation since it still implies a deterioration in the terms of trade of primary products . Indeed , the major bias in the League of ...
... terms of trade of primary products is reduced to half : to 20 % . This , however , is only a partial explanation since it still implies a deterioration in the terms of trade of primary products . Indeed , the major bias in the League of ...
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... terms of trade for sugar compared even to manufactured goods deteriorated during the nineteenth century . As an approximate indication we can put forward a 10-20 % price decline for manufactured ... terms of trade' do not tell all the story.
... terms of trade for sugar compared even to manufactured goods deteriorated during the nineteenth century . As an approximate indication we can put forward a 10-20 % price decline for manufactured ... terms of trade' do not tell all the story.
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... terms of trade of agricultural products from temperate countries . If during the past 30 years the rate of increase in productivity for tropical agriculture has been more rapid than ... term Deterioration in the Terms of Trade ? 117 Notes.
... terms of trade of agricultural products from temperate countries . If during the past 30 years the rate of increase in productivity for tropical agriculture has been more rapid than ... term Deterioration in the Terms of Trade ? 117 Notes.
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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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