History Matters : Essays on Economic Growth, Technology, and Demographic Change.

Combining theoretical work with careful historical description and analysis of new data sources, History Matters makes a strong case for a more historical approach to economics, both by argument and by example. Seventeen original essays, written by distinguished economists and economic historians, u...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Guinnane, Timothy
Otros Autores: Sundstrom, William Andrew
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Palo Alto : Stanford University Press, 2003.
Temas:
Economic history > Congresses.
Economic history > Methodology > Congresses.
Economic development > Congresses.
Technological innovations > Economic aspects > Congresses.
Population > Economic aspects > Congresses.
Histoire économique > Congrès.
Histoire économique > Méthodologie > Congrès.
Développement économique > Congrès.
Innovations > Aspect économique > Congrès.
Population > Aspect économique > Congrès.
Economic development
Economic history
Economic history > Methodology
Population > Economic aspects
Technological innovations > Economic aspects
Conference papers and proceedings
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • ""Contents""; ""list of contributors""; ""preface""; ""editors' introduction""; ""I why history matters: path dependence and economic thought""; ""II path dependence in practice""; ""III context matters: the influence of culture, geography, and political institutions on economies and policies""; ""IV evidence matters: measuring historical economic growth and demographic change""

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