Patterns of European Industrialization
The Nineteenth Century
Routledge (Publisher)
Published on 5. September 1991
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Hardback
288 pages
978-0-415-06214-5 (ISBN)
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Description
Interest in the historical development of the European economy has been heightened by the collapse of the Iron Curtain and the approach of 1992 in the European Community. Is the economic history of Europe that of an integrated economy or of many separate economies? This volume illustrates the changes in our understanding of Europe's 19th century economic development that have taken place in the last quarter of a century. Alexander Gerschenkron's interpretation of European industrialization is a starting point for each of the chapters. His "grand synthesis" has been challenged by a number of later writers, but a new one has not emerged to replace it, despite the analytical opportunities such a synthesis might offer. The contributors to this volume present and discuss the latest research findings in their fields. One group of chapters is organized thematically, whilst another set looks at recent interpretations of the modernization experiences of the key nations. This book should be of interest to lecturers and students of economic history, economics, history and European studies.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Weight
550 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-415-06214-5 (9780415062145)
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Content
Part I Substitution for Prerequisites: Endogenous Institutions and Comparative Economic History C. Knick Harley, University of Western Ontario. The Role of Banks Richard Sylla. The Role of the State in Promoting Economic Development: The Russian Case and its General Implications Paul R. Gregory, University of Houston. Europe in an American Mirror: Reflections on Industrialization and Ideology William N. Parker, Yale University. Part II: Britain N.F.R. Crafts, University of Warwick, S.J.Leybourne, University of Leeds and T.C. Mills, City University Business School. France Maurice Levy-Leboyer and Michel Lescure, University of Paris, Nanterre. Germany Richard Tilly, Universitat Munster. Italy Giovanni Federico, Universita di Pisa and Gianni Toniolo. Austria-Hungary David Good, University of Minnesota. Russia Olga Crisp, University of London Part III: On the Methodology of Economic History. Kinks, Tools, Spurts and Substitutes: Gerschenkron's Rhetoric of Relative Backwardness Donald N. McCloskey, University of Iowa.