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The Development of the French Economy, 1750-1914
Examines the way economic historians have approached two sets of problems. Should the French economy in 18th and 19th centuries be considered "retarded", or an early European development success, and, should economic performance be explained by material conditions, or in social terms.
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The Development of the French Economy, 1750-1914
Examines the way economic historians have approached two sets of problems. Should the French economy in 18th and 19th centuries be considered "retarded", or an early European development success, and, should economic performance be explained by material conditions, or in social terms.
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The Development of the French Economy, 1750-1914

The Development of the French Economy, 1750-1914

by Colin Heywood
The Development of the French Economy, 1750-1914

The Development of the French Economy, 1750-1914

by Colin Heywood

Overview

Examines the way economic historians have approached two sets of problems. Should the French economy in 18th and 19th centuries be considered "retarded", or an early European development success, and, should economic performance be explained by material conditions, or in social terms.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781349105984
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date: 01/01/1992
Series: Studies in Economic and Social History
Edition description: 1st ed. 1992
Pages: 74
Product dimensions: 5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Introduction - the outlines of a debate; the performance of the French economy; natural resources and the labour supply; capital and technical progress; an agricultural revolution?; "the call of the markets" - the pressure of demand in the French economy; social and institutional influences on development.
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