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.
Theories of International Trade
1st Edition
Edited
By Michael Bordo, Adam Klug
February 18, 2009
Before his untimely death in 2000, the brilliant young Israeli economic historian Klug conducted a thorough survey into the different theories of international trade. The results of this are now available here for the first time with an introduction from Warren Young and Michael Bordo. Utilizing ...
An Economic History of Film
1st Edition
Edited
By John Sedgwick, Michael Pokorny
November 12, 2007
The movie industry boomed in the twentieth century, and is still going strong today. However, the economics of movies has been curiously under explored until now. Innovative and informative, this accessible book, which includes contributions from some of the leading experts in the area, is a ...
The Premodern Chinese Economy: Structural Equilibrium and Capitalist Sterility
1st Edition
By Gang Deng
November 12, 2007
Covering the time span from the Shang to the Qing Periods (1520BC - 1911AD), Gang Deng examines important factors in the decline of the Chinese economy from medieval sophistication to modern underdevelopment. These factors include: * resource endowments * socio-economic structure * property rights ...
Rethinking Economic Change in India: Labour and Livelihood
1st Edition
By Tirthankar Roy
September 17, 2007
As author of the hugely influential The Economic History of India 1857-1947, Tirthankar Roy has established himself as the leading contemporary economic historian of India. Here, Roy turns his attention to labour and livelihood and the nature of economic change in the Subcontinent. This book covers...
The Origins of National Financial Systems: Alexander Gerschenkron Reconsidered
1st Edition
Edited
By Douglas J. Forsyth, Daniel Verdier
February 28, 2003
Since the nineteenth century, there has been an accepted distinction between financial systems that separate commercial and investment banking and those that do not. This comprehensive collection aims to establish how and why financial systems develop, and how knowledge of financial differentiation...
Governance, The State, Regulation and Industrial Relations
1st Edition
By Ian Clark
August 30, 2000
This book examines the legacy of economic and political aims and objectives formulated by the British government during, and immediately after the second world war. It examines contemporary patterns of regulation by the state, and reform in the industrial relations system as factors of these ...
The Mediterranean Response to Globalization before 1950
1st Edition
Edited
By Sevket Pamuk, Jeffrey G. Williamson
June 05, 2000
The studies in this exceptional volume explore the challenges and opportunities presented by globalization events prior to 1950, and identify how countries around the Mediterranean responded to them. In addition to comparative assessments of regional performance, the volume offers detailed case ...
France and the International Economy: From Vichy to the Treaty of Rome
1st Edition
By Frances Lynch
March 13, 1997
This is a comprehensive history of a critically formative period in French economic history. Frances Lynch covers topics such as the post-war negotiations for American aid, the reconstruction of a capital market, the modernization of French agriculture, the liberalization of trade in the 1950s and ...
The Organization of Labour Markets: Modernity, Culture and Governance in Germany, Sweden, Britain and Japan
1st Edition
By Bo Strath
January 30, 1996
There have been dramatic shifts in the behaviour of labour markets and the conduct of industrial relations in the last century. This volume explores these changes in the context of four very different societies: Germany, Sweden, Britain and Japan. However, despite their manifest differences, the ...