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The growth of the international economy 1820-2000 : an introductory text / A. G. Kenwood and A. L. Lougheed.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kenwood, A. G., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- International economic relations--History--19th century.
- International economic relations.
- International economic relations--History--20th century.
- Economic history--1750-1918.
- Economic history.
- Economic history--1918-.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (366 p.)
- Edition:
- 4th ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Routlege, 1999.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This text is widely acknowledged to be the best available introduction to the study of the international economy as a mechanism for diffusing modern economic growth between nations. Updating the story to the present day, this edition covers the latest developments in international economics. Significant new additions include:* globalization and the world economy* the growth of regional trading blocs* globalization and financial crisis in Asia* transition to the market in post-communist economies Packed with new references and data, The Growth of the Internation
- Contents:
- Book Cover; Title; Contents; Figures; Tables; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; The causes of the growth of the international economy in the nineteenth century; International long-term capital movements, 1820 1913; International migration, 1820 1913; Commercial policy in the nineteenth century; Foreign trade in the nineteenth century; The growth of a multilateral payments network; The growth of an international monetary system: the gold standard before 1913; International aspects of economic growth in the nineteenth century: the spread of industrialization
- International aspects of economic growth in the nineteenth century: the export economiesTrends and fluctuations in the international economy before 1913; The international economy in the interwar years; The restoration of the gold standard and the economic recovery of the 1920s; The collapse of the gold standard and the disintegration of the international economy; International trade during the interwar period; The Great Depression: an overview; Planning the future international economy and thetransitional period, 1944 50; The international economy since 1950
- International monetary relations, 1945 2000The GATT, the World Trade Organization, and international commercial policy, 1947 2000; Trade and growth in the international economy, 1945 2000: the developed countries; Trade and growth in the international economy, 1945 2000: the developing economies, the centrally-planned economies and countries in transition; A summary: 1820 2000 and ahead; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-134-63795-0
- 1-280-32528-3
- 0-203-25818-5
- 0-203-19935-9
- 9780203199350
- OCLC:
- 71348538
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