Title:
A history of the global economy : from 1500 to the present / edited by Joerg Baten.
Author:
Baten, Joerg, editor.
International Economic History Association, sponsoring body.
Publication Information:
Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2016.
Call Number:
HC51 .H596 2016
Abstract:
"Why are some parts of the world poor today, while others are rich? At which point in time did they diverge, and what were the reasons? These core questions are addressed in a concise and accessible introduction to global economic development since 1500. Leading economic historians from across the globe provide overviews of major world regions together with global comparison chapters and case studies highlighting key themes, individuals, processes and events. Utilising a set of common developmental indicators, the chapters address crucial issues such as how international trade and migration, institutions and flows of physical and human capital impacted economic growth. Richly illustrated with informative figures, maps, tables and charts, A History of the Global Economy summarises the key economic findings, debates and ideas, and provides students and the interested public with an up-to-date and engaging introduction to the origins and evolution of today's global economy."--Back cover.
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ISBN:
9781107104709
9781107507180
Physical Description:
xiv, 369 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm.
General Note:
"In co-operation with the International Economic History Association."
Contents:
A history of the global economy : the "why" and the "how" / North-western Europe / The great divergence in the world economy: long-run trends of real income / International financial regulation and supervision / Southern, eastern and central Europe / The Sputnik shock, the Pisa shock: human capital as a global growth determinant / State finances during civil wars / Property rights in the Russian Empire / The United States and Canada / The Great Depression of the 1930s and the world economic crisis after 2008 / Multi-divisional firms and managerial capitalism / Business history and innovation / Alfred D. Chandler, Jr.: the man behind modern business history / Latin America / Was there a 'curse of natural resources'? / Latin America 1500-1800: early contact, epidemics and numeracy development / The economic consequences of independence in Latin America / Japan / Japanese industry during the Second World War / China / International expositions and East Asia's participation in the modern era / Trade and poverty 1820-1913: when the third world fell behind / Middle East, north Africa and central Asia / Women in global economic history / Imperial expansion of the Ottoman Empire and its cultural determinants / South Asia / Human stature as a health indicator in colonial empires / Did brain-drain from India cause underdevelopment?: numeracy of Indian migrants and the Indian population, seventeenth to twentieth century / Southeast Asia and Australia/New Zealand / Pre-history, ancient and classical periods of Southeast Asia / Institutional development in world economic history / Sub-Saharan Africa / Why was Ethiopia not colonized during the late-nineteenth-century 'Scramble for Africa'?
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