Description
- Fourth edition of this highly successful textbook on economic history and development
- Unique in its scope - covers the entire panorama of economic history from the
prehistoric to the present
- New edition features expanded coverage of the EU and Eastern Europe
This is the fourth edition of a successful textbook, which was first written by Rondo
Cameron (the third editon having been published in 1997). As with previous editions, the
book covers the full span of economic history from pre-history to the present. It offers
an introduction to the study of both economic history and economic development.
Readership: Upper level undergraduates and post graduates taking a course in
economic development or economic history
Contents
- 1. Introduction: Economic History and Economic Development
- 2. Economic Development in Ancient History
- 3. Economic Development in Medieval Europe
- 4. Non-western Economies on the Eve of Western Expansion
- 5. Europe's Second Logistic
- 6. Economic Nationalism and Imperialism
- 7. The Dawn of Modern Industry
- 8. Economic Development in the Nineteenth Century: Basic Determinants
- 9. Patterns of Development: The Early Industrializers
- 10. Patterns of Development: Latecomers and No-Shows
- 11. Strategic Sectors
- 12. The Growth of the World Economy
- 13. Overview of the World Economy in the Twentieth Century
- 14. International Economic Disintegration
- 15. Rebuilding the World Economy
- 16. The World Economy at the End of the Twentieth Century
- 17. Bibliography
- 18. Index
Authors, editors, and contributors
Rondo Cameron, William Rand Kenan Professor of Economics at Emory University
480 pages, Paperback
