Cambridge European Economic History. Volume 5, Early Modern European Economic Organizations: Early Modern European Economic Organizations

Author: Bostan
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Publish Date: 2002-09-01
Features: What is called economic history is simply the history of economic development and economic growth, the economic aspect of historical evolution, and the general term for economic activities in a certain historical period. However, as an marginal discipline and foundational subject within the field of economic science, economic history is also the discipline that studies the specific processes of economic activities and economic relations in different historical periods, countries, or regions, and their special laws of development and evolution. It provides a basis for summarizing historical experiences and predicting future trends in social and economic development, as well as offering a historical context for studying economic thoughts, theories, and policies formed in different historical periods. Without the in-depth study and development of economic history, the research on economic theory would lose its main direction. Cambridge Economic History of Europe is divided into three parts. The first three volumes form one part, primarily exploring the transition of Europe's economy from the Middle Ages to the modern era, what factors determined why Europe's economy, rather than other regions', was the first to complete the shift from an agrarian society to an industrial society, and the changes that occurred in different economic sectors during this transition. The fourth and fifth volumes constitute the second part of the book, with a focus on Europe's overall expansion in the 16th and 17th centuries and the Industrial Revolution in Europe. The third part consists of the sixth, seventh, and eighth volumes, primarily studying and analyzing the history of economic development in Western countries, including the United States and Japan, since the Industrial Revolution.