{"product_id":"the-cambridge-economic-history-of-the-modern-world-volume-2-1870-to-the-present-paperback-softback-9781316612279","title":"The Cambridge Economic History of the Modern World: Volume 2, 1870 to the Present (Paperback \/ softback) 9781316612279","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Cambridge Economic History of the Modern World: Volume 2, 1870 to the Present\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn unprecedented global account of the emergence of modern economic growth and its spread across the world from 1870 to the present.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eStephen Broadberry (Edited by), Kyoji Fukao (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781316612279, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 19 June 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e584 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.8 x 15.1 x 3 cm, 0.84 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe second volume of The Cambridge Economic History of the Modern World explores the development of modern economic growth from 1870 to the present. Leading experts in economic history offer a series of regional studies from around the world, as well as thematic analyses of key factors governing the differential outcomes in different parts of the global economy. Topics covered include human capital, capital and technology, geography and institutions, living standards and inequality, trade and immigration, international finance, and warfare and empire.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction to Volume II Stephen Broadberry and Kyoji Fukao\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Regional Developments: 1. North America: the rise of US technological and economic leadership Paul W. Rhode\u003cbr\u003e 2. Western Europe: convergence and divergence Paul Sharp\u003cbr\u003e 3. The socialist experiment and beyond: the economic development of Eastern Europe from 1870 to the present Tracy Dennison and Alexander Klein\u003cbr\u003e 4. Japan: modern economic growth in Asia Kyoji Fukao and Tokihiko Settsu\u003cbr\u003e 5. Economic change in China: the role of institutions and ideology Debin Ma\u003cbr\u003e 6. From free trade to regulation: the political economy of India's development since 1858 Bishnupriya Gupta\u003cbr\u003e 7. Growth and globalisation phases in South East Asian development since the late nineteenth century Gregg Huff\u003cbr\u003e 8. The Middle East: decline and resurgence in West Asia Mohamed Saleh\u003cbr\u003e 9. Latin America: stalled catching-up Pablo Astorga and Alfonso Herranz-Loncán\u003cbr\u003e 10. African economic development: growth, reversals, and deep transitions Ewout Frankema\u003cbr\u003e 11. Australia: prosperity, relative decline and reorientation Gary B. Magee\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Factors Governing Differential Outcomes in the Global Economy: 12. Healthy, literate, and smart: the global increase in human capital since 1870 Latika Chaudhary and Peter Lindert\u003cbr\u003e 13. Proximate sources of growth: capital and technology since 1870 Rajabrata Banerjee, Robert Inklaar and Herman de Jong\u003cbr\u003e 14. Underlying sources of growth: first and second nature geography Paul Caruana-Galizia, Toshihiro Okubo and Nikolaus Wolf\u003cbr\u003e 15. Underlying sources of growth: institutions and the state James Foreman-Peck and Leslie Hannah\u003cbr\u003e 16. Living standards, inequality and human development Leandro Prados de la Escosura and Myung Soo Cha\u003cbr\u003e 17. Trade and immigration David S. Jacks and John P. Tang\u003cbr\u003e 18. International finance, 1870–2010 Barry Eichengreen and Rui Esteves\u003cbr\u003e 19. Warfare and empire Jari Eloranta and Leigh Gardner.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Economic geography [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Economic geography\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Economic%20geography%20%5BRGCM%5D%22\"\u003eRGCM\u003c\/a\u003e], Economic history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Economic history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Economic%20history%20%5BKCZ%5D%22\"\u003eKCZ\u003c\/a\u003e], Welfare economics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Welfare economics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Welfare%20economics%20%5BKCR%5D%22\"\u003eKCR\u003c\/a\u003e], Development economics \u0026amp; emerging economies [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Development economics \u0026amp; emerging economies\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Development%20economics%20\u0026amp;%20emerging%20economies%20%5BKCM%5D%22\"\u003eKCM\u003c\/a\u003e], International finance [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on International finance\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22International%20finance%20%5BKCLF%5D%22\"\u003eKCLF\u003c\/a\u003e], International economics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on International economics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22International%20economics%20%5BKCL%5D%22\"\u003eKCL\u003c\/a\u003e], Economic growth [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Economic growth\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Economic%20growth%20%5BKCG%5D%22\"\u003eKCG\u003c\/a\u003e], Economics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Economics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Economics%20%5BKC%5D%22\"\u003eKC\u003c\/a\u003e], Economics, finance, business \u0026amp; management [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Economics, finance, business \u0026amp; management\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Economics,%20finance,%20business%20\u0026amp;%20management%20%5BK%5D%22\"\u003eK\u003c\/a\u003e], General \u0026amp; world history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on General \u0026amp; world history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22General%20\u0026amp;%20world%20history%20%5BHBG%5D%22\"\u003eHBG\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52470064873752,"sku":"9781316612279","price":34.97,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781316612279i.jpg?v=1785631003","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-cambridge-economic-history-of-the-modern-world-volume-2-1870-to-the-present-paperback-softback-9781316612279","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}