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4 days ago · Prasannan Parthasarathi’s “Why Europe Grew Rich and Asia Did Not: Global Economic Divergence, 1600–1850” provides an in-depth examination of the economic trajectories of Europe and Asia ...
2 days ago · Published in 1944, Williams's study set out the explore the impact of African slavery on British economic development, his most celebrated claim being that profits from slavery helped to fertilize the British Industrial Revolution.
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4 days ago · Prasannan Parthasarathi’s “Why Europe Grew Rich and Asia Did Not” provides a comprehensive analysis of the economic divergence between Europe and Asia from 1600 to 1850. By focusing on the cotton cloth industry and examining the impact of colonial policies, Parthasarathi offers a nuanced understanding of the factors that contributed to ...
2 days ago · Historian Michael J. Hogan argues that American aid was critical in stabilizing the economy and politics of Western Europe. It brought in modern management that dramatically increased productivity, and encouraged cooperation between labor and management, and among states.
2 days ago · Landless Households in Rural Europe, 1600–1900, ed. Christine Fertig, Richard Paping and Henry French - 24 Hours access EUR €51.00 GBP £44.00
3 days ago · The European economy was dependent on gold and silver currency, but low domestic supplies had plunged much of Europe into a recession. Another factor was the centuries-long conflict between the Iberians and the Muslims to the south.
2 days ago · By the middle of the 16th century, France's demographic growth, its increased demand for consumer goods, and its rapid influx of gold and silver from Africa and the Americas led to inflation (grain became five times as expensive from 1520 to 1600), and wage stagnation.
