Global Economic History: A Very Short Introduction

Why are some countries rich and others poor? In 1500, global income differences were small, but disparities...
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Global Economic History: A Very Short Introduction by Allen, Robert C.

Global Economic History: A Very Short Introduction

$20.01

Global Economic History: A Very Short Introduction

$20.01
Author: Robert C. Allen
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Why are some countries rich and others poor? In 1500, global income differences were small, but disparities have grown dramatically since Columbus reached America. In this Very Short Introduction, Robert C. Allen shows how the interplay of geography, globalization, technological change, and economic policy has determined the wealth and poverty of nations. Allen shows how the industrial revolution was Britain's path-breaking response to the challenge of globalization. Western Europe and North America joined Britain to form a club of rich nations, pursuing four polices--creating a national market by abolishing internal tariffs and investing in transportation, erecting an external tariff to protect their fledgling industries from British competition, creating banks to stabilize the currency and mobilize domestic savings for investment, and promoting mass education to prepare people for industrial work. Together these countries pioneered new technologies that have made them ever richer. A few countries--Japan, Soviet Russia, South Korea, Taiwan, and perhaps China--have caught up with the West through creative responses to the technological challenge and with Big Push industrialization that has achieved rapid growth through coordinated investment.

Author: Robert C. Allen
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 11/15/2011
Pages: 192
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.30lbs
Size: 6.80h x 4.30w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9780199596652

About the Author
Robert C. Allen is Professor of Economic History at Oxford University. He is a fellow of the British Academy.

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