The Cambridge Economic History of the Modern World: Volume 1, 1700 to 1870

An unprecedented global account of the emergence of modern economic growth and its spread across the world from 1700 to 1870.

This volume offers an unprecedented global account of the emergence of modern economic growth, focusing on the period from 1700 to 1870. It offers both regional studies from across the globe and thematic analyses to consider the key factors governing differential outcomes in different parts of the global economy.The first volume of The Cambridge Economic History of the Modern World traces the emergence of modern economic growth in eighteenth century Britain and its spread across the globe. Focusing on the period from 1700 to 1870, a team of 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 population and human development, capital and technology, geography and institutions, living standards and inequality, international flows of trade and labour, the international monetary system, and war and empire.