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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Turning. Points. The final part of this book differs from the other three in at least two aspects . The first is obvious from its title , since we will be exploring not only myths but also some unnoticed historical turning points .
Turning. Points. The final part of this book differs from the other three in at least two aspects . The first is obvious from its title , since we will be exploring not only myths but also some unnoticed historical turning points .
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The turning point came earlier in the United States than in Europe : in the United States it had started at the end of the 1930s , whereas in Europe it began with the 1950s . As can be deduced from the above - quoted figures ...
The turning point came earlier in the United States than in Europe : in the United States it had started at the end of the 1930s , whereas in Europe it began with the 1950s . As can be deduced from the above - quoted figures ...
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The Industrial Revolution was one of the two most fundamental turning points in history ( the other being the Neolithic Age , which led to the birth of civilization ) , and in almost every aspect the nineteenth century marks the real ...
The Industrial Revolution was one of the two most fundamental turning points in history ( the other being the Neolithic Age , which led to the birth of civilization ) , and in almost every aspect the nineteenth century marks the real ...
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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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