Economic Growth in Britain and France 1780-1914 (Routledge Revivals)
Two Paths to the Twentieth Century
1st Edition
Published on 12. November 2012
210 pages
978-1-136-62941-9 (ISBN)
Description
First published in 1978, Professor O'Brien's Economic Growth in Britain and France 1780-1914 is an original and pioneering exercise in comparative and quantitative economic history. It finds a controversial place in the debate on the question of French retardation in the 19th century and as a brave and important contribution towards the understanding of economic growth in Western Europe. The author attempts to comprehend and evaluate the economic performance of France through explicit comparisons with Britain, while considering British economic history from a French perspective. Challenging the orthodox view that France lagged behind Britain in economic terms, the book argues that there were two paths of economic growth to the 20th century, with France's path seen as a more humane and no less efficient transition to industrial society.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
File size
25,63 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-136-62941-9 (9781136629419)
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Patrick O'Brien | Caglar Keyder
Economic Growth in Britain and France 1780-1914 (Routledge Revivals)
Two Paths to the Twentieth Century
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Patrick O'Brien | Caglar Keyder
Economic Growth in Britain and France 1780-1914 (Routledge Revivals)
Two Paths to the Twentieth Century
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06/2011
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Patrick O'Brien, Caglar Keyder
Content
Part 1: Historiography, Data and Methods 1. Definitions and Historiography of Retardation 2. Data and Methods Part 2: Welfare 3. Per Capita Income and Real Wages Part 3: Productivity 4. The Productivity of Labour and Structural Change 5. Agriculture 6. Industry
