The long road to the Industrial Revolution : the European economy in a global perspective, 1000-1800 / by Jan Luiten van Zanden.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Zanden, J. L. van.

Series:

Global economic history series ; v. 1.

Global economic history series, 1872-5155 ; v. 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Industrial revolution--Europe.

Industrial revolution.

Europe--Economic conditions.

Europe.

Europe--Economic policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (360 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Why did the Industrial Revolution happen in Western Europe? Was it a sudden acceleration of the European economy, or should we look at specific institutions arising in Western Europe since the Middle Ages? This book puts these big questions of European economic history in a global perspective, deals with the institutions that developed in Europe, and measures their relative efficiency over time and compared with other parts of Eurasia. It traces the growth of human capital in the centuries between 1000 and 1800, in comparison with China, Japan and India. It also demonstrates how important the European Marriage Pattern was for understanding Europe’s past. The result is a new synthesis of the origins of the Industrial Revolution.

Contents:

Preliminary Materials / J.L. Van Zanden

Introduction The Long Road To The Industrial Revolution / J.L. Van Zanden

Chapter One. Introducing The Problem: The Emergence Of Efficient Institutions In The Middle Ages / J.L. Van Zanden

Chapter Two. Why The European Economy Expanded Rapidly In A Period Of Political Fragmentation / J.L. Van Zanden

Chapter Three. Book Production As A Mirror Of The Emerging Medieval Knowledge Economy, 500-1500 / Eltjo Buringh

Introducing The Problem The Little Divergence Within Europe, 1400-1800 / J.L. Van Zanden

Chapter Four. Girlpower. The European Marriage Pattern (Emp) And Labour Markets In The North Sea Region In The Late Medieval Period / Tine De Moor

Introducing The Problem The Birth Of The European Knowledge Economy / J.L. Van Zanden

Chapter Five. The Human Capital Of Common Workmen European Skill Premium In A Global Perspective / J.L. Van Zanden

Chapter Six. The Philosophers And The Revolution Of The Printing Press / J.L. Van Zanden

Chapter Seven. State Formation And Citizenship: The Dutch Republic Between Medieval Communes And Modern Nation States / Maarten Prak

Chapter Eight. The Emergence Of Modern Economic Growth In The North Sea Region / J.L. Van Zanden

Chapter Nine. The Arab World, China, And Japan / J.L. Van Zanden

Conclusion ‘A Million Mutinies’ / J.L. Van Zanden

Appendix One. Further Experiments With The Cobb Douglas Production Function: Italy And Western Europe / J.L. Van Zanden

Appendix Two. Estimating Chinese Gdp Per Capita In Thee Ighteenth Century / J.L. Van Zanden

References / J.L. Van Zanden

Index Of Subjects / J.L. Van Zanden.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-60246-2

9786612602467

90-474-2862-5

OCLC:

593346225

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004175174.i-346 DOI