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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... volume . Even though international trade increased after 1932 , in 1938 its volume was still below that of 1929 . There is no doubt that this collapse was largely due to the extreme protectionist measures that most countries adopted ...
... volume . Even though international trade increased after 1932 , in 1938 its volume was still below that of 1929 . There is no doubt that this collapse was largely due to the extreme protectionist measures that most countries adopted ...
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... volume of clay production , but for the pre - World War I period on the basis of very incomplete data , it can be estimated that clay products represented a volume at least twice as important as cement , or some 70- 80 million tons . By ...
... volume of clay production , but for the pre - World War I period on the basis of very incomplete data , it can be estimated that clay products represented a volume at least twice as important as cement , or some 70- 80 million tons . By ...
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... volume after the sixteenth century , when direct maritime contact between the two continents was established . Total imports of spices , for example ( coming almost entirely from Asia ) , can be estimated at some 2,400 tons around 1500 ...
... volume after the sixteenth century , when direct maritime contact between the two continents was established . Total imports of spices , for example ( coming almost entirely from Asia ) , can be estimated at some 2,400 tons around 1500 ...
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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