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The Cambridge economic history of modern Europe. Volume 1, 1700-1870 /
Unlike most 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 the material organised by topic rather than by coun...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2010.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Figures; Tables; Contributors; Preface; Introduction to Volume 1; Part I Aggregate growth and cycles; Chapter 1 Understanding growth in Europe, 1700-1870: theory and evidence; Theoretical approaches; Some observations from economic history; Malthus vanishing; Institutions, good and bad; Human capital and culture; Technology; Conclusion: progress out of misunderstandings; Chapter 2 The demographic transition and human capital; The pre-industrial demographic regime; Fertility limitation within Europe.
- The Malthusian balance in eastern and Mediterranean EuropeThe effectiveness of Malthusian adjustments; The Malthusian regime in disequilibrium, 1750-1870; What caused the mortality decline?; Medical knowledge; Public health measures; Epidemic controls; Transport improvements; Marriage; Migration; The demographic transition; Income and fertility; Education and fertility; Conclusion; Chapter 3 State and private institutions; Political institutions; Fiscal institutions; Business law; The state and the infrastructure sector; Roads; Waterways; Railroad policies; Conclusion.
- Chapter 4 Trade and empireIntroduction: the rise and fall of European mercantilism; Quantitative trends, 1700-1870; Trade volumes; Commodity price convergence; Trade, empire, and growth; Mechanisms; Empires and welfare; Trade and the Industrial Revolution; Chapter 5 Business cycles; Cycles before 18163; Cycles from 1816 to 1870; Part II Sectoral analysis; Chapter 6 Agriculture; Agriculture and long-run growth; Technological change and the growth of productivity and population; Urbanization, markets, and farm specialization; Institutions; Conclusion; Chapter 7 Industry; Key themes.
- Technological progressWages and technology; Energy; Knowledge and human capital; The organization of industry; The structure of European industry; Coal and steam; Textiles; Food, drink, and tobacco; The iron industry; Sweden and Russia: the charcoal-based iron industry; Britain: the first coal-based iron industry; The Continent: partial adoption of the new techniques; The Continent: adaptations in the traditional sector; Conclusion; Chapter 8 The services sector; Finance; Shipping; Distribution; Conclusion; Part III Living standards; Chapter 9 Standards of living; Economic growth; Real wages.
- The pessimistic case revisitedThe Human Development Index; A Kuznets curve?; Conclusion; Chapter 10 Urbanization; The geography of urbanization; Cities; A global view; European urbanization in 1700 and 1800; The core of European urbanization; The peripheries of urban Europe; Two case studies; The chronology of urbanization; A long view; Two epochs; Urban population and urban centers; Four areas; Deviations from the average; Urban hierarchies; The urban transition; Structural change and the urban transition; A dualistic system; The determinants of urban growth.