Globalization and History: The Evolution of a Nineteenth-Century Atlantic Economy

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Kevin H. O'Rourke Jeffrey G. Williamson (University of Wisconsin)

Globalization and History

The Evolution of a Nineteenth-Century Atlantic Economy

Kevin H. O'Rourke, Jeffrey G. Williamson (University of Wisconsin)

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English

Massachusetts Inst of Tec
26 January 2001

General & world history; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900; Economics & Business; International trade; Economic history

Series: The MIT Press

Kevin O'Rourke and Jeffrey Williamson present a coherent picture of trade, migration, and international capital flows in the Atlantic economy in the century prior to 1914-the first great globalization boom, which anticipated the experience of the last fifty years.

Globalization is not a new phenomenon, nor is it irreversible. In Gobalization and History, Kevin O'Rourke and Jeffrey Williamson present a coherent picture of trade, migration, and international capital flows in the Atlantic economy in the century prior to 1914-the first great globalization boom, which anticipated the experience of the last fifty years. The authors estimate the extent of globalization and its impact on the participating countries, and discuss the political reactions that it provoked. The book's originality lies in its application of the tools of open-economy economics to this critical historical period-differentiating it from most previous work, which has been based on closed-economy or single-sector models. The authors also keep a close eye on globalization debates of the 1990s, using history to inform the present and vice versa. The book brings together research conducted by the authors over the past decade-work that has profoundly influenced how economic history is now written and that has found audiences in economics and history, as well as in the popular press.

By: Kevin H. O'Rourke, Jeffrey G. Williamson (University of Wisconsin)
Imprint: Massachusetts Inst of Tec
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 16mm
Weight: 590g
ISBN: 9780262650595
ISBN 10: 0262650592
Series: The MIT Press
Pages: 355
Publication Date: 26 January 2001
Recommended Age: From 18
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , A / AS level , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Jeffrey G. Williamson is Laird Bell Professor of Economics at Harvard University. He is the coauthor (with Kevin O'Rourke) of Globalization and History: The Evolution of a Nineteenth Century Atlantic Economy (MIT Press, 1999) and (with Timothy J. Hatton) Global Migration and the World Economy (MIT Press, 2005).

Reviews for Globalization and History: The Evolution of a Nineteenth-Century Atlantic Economy

"""Fans and foes of globalization usually agree on one thing: its inevitability. But that is a big mistake, as this fine piece of scholarship makes clear....It is an exceptionally rigorous and insightful history of globalization. Its main message - that globalization can sow the seeds of its own destruction - is salutary. It should be required reading for anyone inclined to think that economic history is bunk."" - The Economist"""

Winner of <PrizeName>Winner in the category of Economics in the 1999 Professional/Scholarly Publishing Annual Awards Competition presented by the Association of American Publishers, Inc.</PrizeName> 1999
Winner of Association of American Publishers/Professional and Scholarly Publishing Awards: Economics 1999.
Winner of Winner in the category of Economics in the 1999 Professional/Scholarly Publishing Annual Awards Competition presented by the Association of American Publishers, Inc. 1999
Winner of Winner in the category of Economics in the 1999 Professional/Scholarly Publishing Annual Awards Competition presented by the Association of American Publishers, Inc.</PrizeName> 1999