Routledge Explorations in Economic History

The Political Economy of Mercantilism

By Lars Magnusson

Series: Routledge Explorations in Economic History

Since the days of Adam Smith, Mercantilism has been a hotly debated issue. Condemned at the end of the 18th century as a "false" system of economic thinking and political practice, it has returned paradoxically to the forefront in regard to issues such as the creation of economic growth in...

Published June 12th 2015 by Routledge

The State and Business in the Major Powers

An Economic History 1815-1939

By Robert Millward

Series: Routledge Explorations in Economic History

In the 19th and early 20th centuries, the state emerged as a major player in the economies of the Western World. This important new volume provides an economic history for the period 1815-1939 of state/business relations in the major powers: France, Germany, Japan, Russia, UK and the USA. The book...

Published June 1st 2015 by Routledge

Natural Resources and Economic Growth

Learning from History

Edited by Marc Badia-Miró, Vicente Pinilla, Henry Willebald

Series: Routledge Explorations in Economic History

The relationship between natural capital and economic growth is an open debate in the field of economic development. Is an abundance of natural resources a blessing or a curse for economic performance? The field of Economic History offers an excellent vantage to explore the relevance of...

Published May 26th 2015 by Routledge

Labour-Intensive Industrialization in Global History

Edited by Gareth Austin, Kaoru Sugihara

Series: Routledge Explorations in Economic History

The prevailing view of industrialization has focussed on technology, capital, entrepreneurship and the institutions that enabled them to be deployed. Labour was often equated with other factors of production, and assigned a relatively passive role. Yet it was labour absorption and the improvement...

Published May 22nd 2015 by Routledge

Famines in European Economic History

The Last Great European Famines Reconsidered

Edited by Declan Curran, Lubomyr Luciuk, Andrew G. Newby

Series: Routledge Explorations in Economic History

This volume explores economic, social, and political dimensions of three catastrophic famines which struck mid-nineteenth and early-twentieth century Europe; the Irish Famine (An Gorta Mór ) of 1845–1850, the Finnish Famine (Suuret Nälkävuodet) of the 1860s and the Ukrainian Famine (Holodomor) of...

Published April 29th 2015 by Routledge

Economic Analysis of Institutional Change in Ancient Greece

Politics, Taxation and Rational Behaviour

By Carl Hampus Lyttkens

Series: Routledge Explorations in Economic History

This book presents an economic analysis of the causes and consequences of institutional change in ancient Athens. Focusing on the period 800-300 BCE, it looks in particular at the development of political institutions and taxation, including a new look at the activities of individuals like Solon,...

Published March 4th 2015 by Routledge

Colonial Exploitation and Economic Development

The Belgian Congo and the Netherlands Indies Compared

Edited by Ewout Frankema, Frans Buelens

Series: Routledge Explorations in Economic History

Since many countries in the world at present were European colonies in the not so distant past, the relationship between colonial institutions and development outcomes is a key topic of study across many disciplines. This edited volume, from a leading international group of scholars, discusses the...

Published March 4th 2015 by Routledge

Agricultural Transformation in a Global History Perspective

Edited by Ellen Hillbom, Patrick Svensson

Series: Routledge Explorations in Economic History

History teaches us that agricultural growth and development is necessary for achieving overall better living conditions in all societies. Although this process may seem homogenous when looked at from the outside, it is full of diversity within. This book captures this diversity by presenting...

Published March 4th 2015 by Routledge

The History of Bankruptcy

Economic, Social and Cultural Implications in Early Modern Europe

Edited by Thomas Max Safley

Series: Routledge Explorations in Economic History

This volume takes up bankruptcy in early modern Europe, when its frequency made it not only an economic problem but a personal tragedy and a social evil. Using legal, business and personal records, the essays in this volume examine the impact of failure on business organizations and practices,...

Published March 4th 2015 by Routledge

The Political Economy of Disaster

Destitution, Plunder and Earthquake in Haiti

By Mats Lundahl

Series: Routledge Explorations in Economic History

Haiti, one of the least developed and most vulnerable nations in the Western Hemisphere, made the international headlines in January 2010 when an earthquake destroyed the capital, Port-au-Prince. More than a year later, little reconstruction has taken place, in spite of a strong international...

Published March 4th 2015 by Routledge