Nutrition and Economic Development in the Eighteenth-Century Habsburg Monarchy : An Anthropometric History /

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John Komlos examines the industrial expansion of Austria from a fresh viewpoint and develops a new model for the industrial revolution. By integrating recent advances in the study of human biology and nutrition as they relate to physical stature, population growth, and levels of economic development...

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Autor principal: Komlos, John, 1944- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [1989]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Population.
Nutrition.
Industries.
Industrial policy.
Economic policy.
Demographic transition.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industries > General.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Development > Economic Development.
Transition demographique > Autriche > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Nutrition > Autriche > Histoire > 18e siecle.
Industrie > Autriche > Histoire > 18e siecle.
Politique industrielle > Autriche > Histoire > 18e siecle.
Demographic transition > Austria > History > 20th century.
Nutrition > Austria > History > 18th century.
Industries > Austria > History > 18th century.
Industrial policy > Austria > History > 18th century.
Austria.
Autriche > Politique economique > 18e siecle.
Austria > Economic policy > 18th century.
Austria > Population > History > 18th century.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • LIST OF FIGURES
  • LIST OF TABLES
  • PREFACE
  • INTRODUCTION
  • 1. The Theory of Anthropometric History
  • 2. Human Stature in East-Central Europe: The Eighteenth Century
  • 3. Institutional Change under Pressure: Government Policy in an Enlightened Despotism
  • 4. Conclusion
  • 5. The "Austrian" Model and the Industrial Revolution in England
  • 6. Pre-industrial Economic Growth: A Generahzation of the "Austrian" Model
  • APPENDIX A. RECRUITING PRACTICES OF THE HABSBURG ARMY
  • APPENDIX B. SUPPLEMENTARY TABLES AND FIGURES
  • APPENDIX C.A SIMULATION OF THE ±AUSTRIAN" MODEL OF THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION (WITH MARC ARTZROUNI)
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY
  • INDEX.

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