The Economic Future in Historical Perspective

Erscheinungsjahr 2003
ISBN: 978-0-19-726237-5
Verlag: Oxford University Press

Buch, Englisch, 544 Seiten

Reihe: British Academy Centenary Monographs

The essays in this volume demonstrate the power of using history to improve our understanding of the economic and social challenges of the present and future.

In this volume, leading modern economic historians show how analysis of past experiences contributes to a better understanding of present-day economic conditions; they offer important insights into major challenges that will occupy the attention of policy

Editors' Introduction: Thinking Historically about Tomorrow's Economic Challenges; PART ONE: DRIVERS OF LONG-TERM ECONOMIC GROWTH; The Industrious Revolution and Economic Growth, 1650-1830; English Apprenticeship: A Neglected Factor in the First Industria

Autoren/Hrsg.

David, Paul A.

Thomas, Mark

Über Autor(innen)

David, Paul A. / Thomas, Mark (Associate Professor of History, University of Virginia, USA)