The Cambridge Economic History of Modern Europe, Volume 1: 1700-1870
Cambridge University Press, 6/24/2010
EAN 9780521708388, ISBN10: 0521708389
Paperback, 344 pages, 24.7 x 17.4 x 1.6 cm
Language: English
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 country. This 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. 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 volume covers the major themes of modern economic history, including trade; urbanization; aggregate economic growth; the major sectors of agriculture, industry and services; and the development of living standards, including the distribution of income. The quantitative approach makes use of modern economic analysis in a way that is easy for students to understand.
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 GarcÃÂa-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.