Routledge Explorations in Economic History
About the Book Series
This long established series provides a platform for books which break new ground in the understanding of the development of the modern world economy. Equally rooted in economics and history, the series is not limited to any particular period or region. Individual titles focus on particular countries, key industries, themes, or international economic relations.
Europe's Green Revolution and Others Since: The Rise and Fall of Peasant-Friendly Plant Breeding
1st Edition
By Jonathan Harwood
November 10, 2016
How best to foster agricultural development in the Third World has long been a subject of debate and from a European perspective the persistent failure to design peasant-friendly technology is puzzling. From the late 19th century, for example, various western European countries also underwent ‘...
Large Databases in Economic History: Research Methods and Case Studies
1st Edition
Edited
By Mark Casson, Nigar Hashimzade
November 07, 2016
‘Big data’ is now readily available to economic historians, thanks to the digitisation of primary sources, collaborative research linking different data sets, and the publication of databases on the internet. Key economic indicators, such as the consumer price index, can be tracked over long ...
Britain's Place in the World: Import Controls 1945-60
1st Edition
By George Brennan, Alan Milward
July 08, 2016
Britain's Place in the World examines the establishment and effectiveness of import controls, particularly quotas. Placing quotas back in the centre of British history, Milward and Brennan make some radical claims for Britain's economic performance in a global context. Looking into a wide variety ...
Economic Ideas and Government Policy: Contributions to Contemporary Economic History
1st Edition
By Sir Alec Cairncross
July 08, 2016
This volume collects together Sir Alec Cairncross' most important contributions to the economic history of the post-1939 period. They address such major issues as the role of economists in the 2nd World War, the significance of the Marshall plan and Britain's relative economic decline. Together ...
An Economic History of Modern Sweden
1st Edition
By Lennart Schön
June 17, 2016
The book is based on a rich and detailed quantitative material from research over the past decades with consecutive time series over production volumes, employment, productivity, investments etc. for sectors and branches covering the whole economy, even including estimates of non-marketed domestic ...
The International Tin Cartel
1st Edition
By John Hillman
June 14, 2016
For most of the twentieth century, tin was the site of new forms of international regulation which became a model for other commodities. The onset of the depression of the 1930s saw a collapse in commodity prices, and governments of tin producing countries decided to form a cartel to return the ...
The Conservatives and Industrial Efficiency, 1951-1964: Thirteen Wasted Years?
1st Edition
By Nick Tiratsoo, Jim Tomlinson
May 04, 2016
The Conservatives and Industrial Efficiency, 1951-1964 responds to the need for a full assessment of the Conservatives performance in this crucial period. Drawing upon a wide range of archival sources, Nick Tiratsoo and Jim Tomlinson explore the different aspects of the efficiency question. ...
The Role of Banks in Monitoring Firms: The Case of the Credit Mobilier
1st Edition
By Elisabeth Paulet
April 27, 2016
This book addresses issues in the current literature on corporate finance using historical evidence. In particular it looks at the role of universal banks in relaxing the credit constraints of firms, supervising managers and stabilizing share prices. The key issues is whether the Anglo-American ...
The State and Business in the Major Powers: An Economic History 1815-1939
1st Edition
By Robert Millward
August 27, 2015
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 ...
Pacific Centuries: Pacific and Pacific Rim Economic History Since the 16th Century
1st Edition
Edited
By Dennis O. Flynn, Lionel Frost, A.J.H. Latham
July 16, 2015
Starting with the 16th century trade of Latin American silver and Chinese silk, leading researchers trace the economic, environmental and social history of the Pacific region. Chapters examine the trade of diverse commodities within the Pacific and analyse the ecological and social impacts of this ...
Labour-Intensive Industrialization in Global History
1st Edition
Edited
By Gareth Austin, Kaoru Sugihara
May 21, 2015
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 ...
Agricultural Transformation in a Global History Perspective
1st Edition
Edited
By Ellen Hillbom, Patrick Svensson
February 27, 2015
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 ...