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.
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 Dr 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 ...
Colonial Exploitation and Economic Development: The Belgian Congo and the Netherlands Indies Compared
1st Edition
Edited
By Ewout Frankema, Frans Buelens
February 27, 2015
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...
Economic Analysis of Institutional Change in Ancient Greece: Politics, Taxation and Rational Behaviour
1st Edition
By Carl Hampus Lyttkens
February 27, 2015
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, ...
Nationalism and Economic Development in Modern Eurasia
1st Edition
By Carl Mosk
February 27, 2015
This book advances a new theory of why nationalism emerged in the modern world. In particular it explains why nationalism and economic development are closely linked, and why warfare plays a crucial role in the spread of the nation-state system. It is based on qualitative and quantitative evidence ...
Privatization and Transition in Russia in the Early 1990s
1st Edition
By Carol Scott Leonard, David Pitt-Watson
February 27, 2015
Few economic events have caused such controversy as the privatization process in Russia. Some see it as the foundation of political and economic freedom. For others it was economics gone wrong, and ended in "Russians stealing money from their own country". As Russia reasserts itself, and its new ...
The History of Bankruptcy: Economic, Social and Cultural Implications in Early Modern Europe
1st Edition
Edited
By Thomas Max Safley
February 27, 2015
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, ...