The Economic Decline of Empires [1 ed.] 9781135032425, 9780415379274

The question of why empires decline and fall has attracted the attention of historians for centuries, but remains fundam

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The Economic Decline of Empires [1 ed.]
9781135032425, 9780415379274

The public has been painfully aware of the economy's stagnation for a long time. In this major new volume, leading

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Is economic history a branch of economics or a part of history? The fusion of history and political economy attempted by

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The performance of the British economy over the past fifty-odd years does not make for comforting reading. Indeed, the s

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Imperial Inequalities takes Western European empires, and their legacies, as the explicit starting point for discussion.

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A compelling theory on the rationale for the changing fortunes of nations

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Vera Zamagni traces the growth of industrialization and argues that despite several advanced areas, Italy only became an

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This volume examines the unequal politics of economic governance across European empires and the ongoing legacies of suc

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The years since World War II have seen rapid shifts in the relative positions of different countries and regions. Leadin

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