This is the fourth edition of this successful textbook, which was first written by Rondo Cameron (the third edition having published in 1997). As with previous editions, the book covers economic history from pre-history to the present. It offers an introduction to the study of both economic history and economic development.
Fourth edition of this successful textbook covering economic history from pre-historic times to the present, offering introductions to both economic history and economic development.
1. ECONOMIC HISTORY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ; 2. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN ANCIENT HISTORY ; 3. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN MEDIEVAL EUROPE ; 4. NON-WESTERN ECONOMIES ON THE EVE OF WESTERN EXPANSION ; 5. EUROPE'S SECOND LOGISTIC ; 6. ECONOMIC NATIONALISM AND IMPERIALISM ; 7. THE DAWN OF MODERN INDUSTRY ; 8. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY: BASIC DETERMINANTS ; 9. PATTERNS OF DEVELOPMENT: THE EARLY INDUSTRIALIZERS ; 10. PATTERNS OF DEVELOPMENT: LATECOMERS AND NO-SHOWS ; 11. STRATEGIC SECTORS ; 12. THE GROWTH OF THE WORLD ECONOMY ; 13. OVERVIEW OF THE WORLD ECONOMY IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY ; 14. INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC DISINTEGRATION ; 15. REBUILDING THE WORLD ECONOMY ; 16. THE WORLD ECONOMY AT THE END OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY ; 17. BIBLIOGRAPHY ; 18. INDEX
Fourth edition of this successful textbook covering economic history from pre-historic times to the present, offering introductions to both economic history and economic development.
This is the fourth edition of this successful textbook, covering economic history from prehistoric times to the present and offering introductions to both economic history and economic development. It explores the fundamental and highly topical question of why some nations have become rich and others have not. In this new edition the authors have also expanded coverage of the European Union and extensively restructured the coverage of Eastern Europe.