A History of the Global Economy

Colin White

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Abstract: Providing an exceptional overview and analysis of the global economy, from the origins of Homo sapiens to the present day, Colin White explores our past to help understand our economic future. He veers away from traditional Eurocentric approaches, providing a truly global scope for readers. The main themes include the creative innovativeness of humans and how this generates economic progression, the common economic pathway trodden by all societies, and the complementary relationship between government and the market.

Keywords: Development Studies; Economics and Finance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
ISBN: 9781788971973
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Chapters in this book:

Ch 1 Finding a common economic pathway , pp 10-21

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Ch 2 Transitions and revolutions , pp 22-38

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Ch 3 Changing contexts , pp 44-58

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Ch 4 The past within us , pp 59-74

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Ch 5 The dynamic forager , pp 75-93

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Ch 6 Asking the wrong questions , pp 97-109

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Ch 7 The Agricultural Revolution: 15000 to 1 BC , pp 110-127

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Ch 8 Innovativeness in agrarian civilisations: 15000 BC to AD 1800 , pp 128-148

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Ch 9 The emergence of complex political organisation , pp 154-171

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Ch 10 First civilisations , pp 172-188

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Ch 11 The rise of an eastern agrarian civilisation: China , pp 189-205

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Ch 12 Imperialism moves westward , pp 206-223

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Ch 13 Imperial structures and their finite lifetimes , pp 224-238

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Ch 14 A natural experiment: the Americas , pp 239-258

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Ch 15 The building of a global world: trade systems before 1500 , pp 265-281

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Ch 16 The circle completed: 1500–1800 , pp 282-299

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Ch 17 The integration of the global economy: 1700–1900 , pp 300-319

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Ch 18 Creative innovativeness in full bloom , pp 320-333

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Ch 19 The inception of modern economic development , pp 339-354

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Ch 20 Stage one: the Industrial Revolution in Britain , pp 355-374

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Ch 21 More industrial revolutions , pp 375-393

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Ch 22 The Asian miracle? , pp 394-413

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Ch 23 Stage two of modern economic development: the Service Revolution , pp 421-434

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Ch 24 Looking backwards in order to peer forwards , pp 435-458

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