Routledge Handbook of Modern Economic History.

Routledge Handbook of Modern Economic History.

The Routledge Handbook of Modern Economic History aims to introduce readers to important approaches and findings of economic historians who study the modern world. Its short chapters reflect the most up-to-date research and are written by well-known economic historians who are authorities on their s...

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Main Author: Whaples, Robert M.
Other Authors: Parker, Randall E.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2013.
Series:Routledge international handbooks.
Subjects:
Since 1750
Economic history > 1918-
Economic history > 1750-1918.
Economics.
economics.
Economic history
Economics
Ekonomisk historia.
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Table of Contents:
  • Front Cover; Routledge Handbook of Modern Economic History; Copyright Page; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Notes on contributors; Preface; Part I:The methods of modern economic history; 1. Economic history and cliometrics: Louis P. Cain and Robert Whaples; 2. The New Institutional Economics and economic history: Tomas Nonnenmacher; 3. Measuring economic growth and the standard of living: Lee A. Craig; 4. Anthropometric history: heights, weights, and economic conditions: Scott Alan Carson; Part II:Influences on economic growth and stagnation.
  • 5. The causes of economic growth: Robert A. Margo6. Economic history of technological change: B. Zorina Khan; 7. Economic history and entrepreneurship: Robert Whaples; 8. Economic history and competition policy: Werner Troesken; 9. The evolutionary roots of economic history: Philip R.P. Coelho; 10. The economic history of war and defense: Jari Eloranta; 11. Business cycles: Christopher Hanes; 12. The economic history of financial panics: Andrew Jalil; Part III:Individual economic sectors; 13. Economic history and religion: John E. Murray.
  • 14. The economic history of agriculture: Giovanni Federico15. The economic history of transportation: Dan Bogart; 16. Economic history and the healthcare industry: Melissa Thomasson; 17. The economic history of banking: Richard S. Grossman; 18. The economic history of entertainment and sports: Michael Haupert; Part IV: The work force and human outcomes; 19. Inequality in economic history: Thomas N. Maloney and Nathaniel Cline; 20. The evolution of labor markets: Michael Huberman; 21. Labor unions and economic history: Gerald Friedman; 22. The economic history of education: David Mitch.
  • 23. The economic history of immigration: Raymond L. Cohn24. The economic history of slavery: Jenny Bourne; 25. The economic history of urbanization: Fred Smith; 26. The changing economic roles of women: Joyce Burnette; 27. African-Americans in the U.S. economy since emancipation: William A. Sundstrom; Index.

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