The Cambridge Economic History of Modern Europe 2 Volume Hardback Set
The Cambridge Economic History of Modern Europe 2 Volume Hardback Set
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USDUnlike existing textbooks on the economic history of modern Europe, which offer a country-by-country approach, The Cambridge Economic History of Modern Europe rethinks Europe's economic history since 1700 as unified and pan-European, with material organised by topic rather than by country. The first volume is centred on the transition to modern economic growth, which first occurred in Britain before spreading to other parts of western Europe by 1870, whilst the second tracks Europe's economic history through three major phases since 1870. Each chapter is written by an international team of authors who cover the three major regions of northern Europe, southern Europe, and central and eastern Europe. The two volumes together provide a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the key themes in modern economic history from trade, urbanisation, economic growth and business cycles to sectoral developments, and population and living standards.
- Sets European economic development within a comparative, pan-European framework with material organised by topic rather than by country
- Numerous charts and tables to make the subject accessible to both history and economics students
- Each chapter is written by an international team of historians and economists who are experts in their field
- Focusing on major themes and the key sectors of agriculture, industry and services, the book covers everything the student needs to know about the economic history of the period
- Cross-referencing between chapters and volumes highlights links between countries and themes
Reviews & endorsements
"I strongly recommend this book to readers. It is first a magnificent, unequalled introduction to European economic history. Furthermore it is a plea for the development of not only comparative but also quantitative economic history. It is finally a splendid synthesis exercise, which aims at presenting a cultured audience with the lessons drawn from advanced research in the field of historical economics and/or econometric history devoted to Europe from the eighteenth century to the present day, using clear and understandable terms." -EH.Net
Product details
September 2010Multiple copy pack
9780521199179
848 pages
254 × 180 × 45 mm
1.92kg
Temporarily unavailable - available from TBC
Table of Contents
- Volume 1: Introduction
- Part I. Aggregate Growth and Cycles:
- 1. Understanding growth in Europe, 1700–1870: theory and evidence Joel Mokyr and Hans-Joachim Voth
- 2. The demographic transition and human capital George Alter and Gregory Clark
- 3. State and private institutions Dan Bogart, Mauricio Drelichman, Oscar Gelderblom and Jean-Laurent Rosenthal
- 4. Trade and empire Kevin H. O'Rourke, Leandro Prados de la Escosura and Guillaume Daudin
- 5. Business cycles Lee Craig and Concepción GarcÃa-Iglesias
- Part II. Sectoral Analysis:
- 6. Agriculture Tracy Dennison and James Simpson
- 7. Industry Stephen Broadberry, Rainer Fremdling and Peter Solar
- 8. The services sector Regina Grafe, Larry Neal and Richard W. Unger
- Part III. Living Standards:
- 9. Standards of living Åževket Pamuk and Jan Luiten Van Zanden
- 10. Urbanization Paolo Malanima
- 11. Europe in an Asian mirror: the Great Divergence Bishnupriya Gupta and Debin Ma. Volume 2: Introduction
- Part I. Before the First World War:
- 1. Globalization, 1870–1914 Guillaume Daudin, Matthias Morys and Kevin H. O'Rourke
- 2. Aggregate growth, 1870–1914: growing at the production frontier Albert Carreras and Camilla Josephson
- 3. Sectoral developments, 1870–1914 Stephen Broadberry, Giovanni Federico and Alexander Klein
- 4. Business cycles, 1870–1914 Marc Flandreau, Juan Flores, Clemens Jobst and David Khoudour-Casteras
- 5. Population and living standards, 1870–1914 Carol Leonard and Jonas Ljungberg
- Part II. The World Wars and the Interwar Period:
- 6. War and disintegration, 1914–50 Jari Eloranta and Mark Harrison
- 7. Business cycles and economic policy, 1914–45 Albrecht Ritschl and Tobias Straumann
- 8. Aggregate growth, 1913–50 Joan R. Roses and Nikolaus Wolf
- 9. Sectoral developments, 1914–45 Erik Buyst and Piotr Franaszek
- 10. Population and living standards, 1914–45 Robert Millward and Joerg Baten
- Part III. From the Second World War to the Present:
- 11. The economic impact of European integration Barry Eichengreen and Andrea Boltho
- 12. Aggregate growth, 1950–2005 Nicholas Crafts and Gianni Toniolo
- 13. Sectoral developments, 1945–2000 Stefan Houpt, Pedro Lains and Lennart Schön
- 14. Business cycles and economic policy, 1945–2007 Stefano Battilossi, James Foreman-Peck and Gerhard Kling
- 15. Population and living standards, 1945–2005 Dudley Baines, Neil Cummins and Max-Stephan Schulze.
