Cambridge European Economic History. Volume 8, Industrial Economy: Development of Economic Policy and Social Policy

Author: (British) Postan
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Publish Date: 2004-12-01
Features: The Cambridge Economic History of Europe is an eight-volume series, a authoritative work in economic history, renowned in Western academia for a long time. This volume primarily analyzes the social policies of European countries since the Industrial Revolution and their evolution. The Cambridge Economic History of Europe is divided into three parts, with the first three volumes forming the first part, mainly exploring the transition of the European economy from the Middle Ages to the modern era, what factors determined why the European economy rather than other regions first completed the transformation 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 the overall expansion of Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries and the Industrial Revolution in Europe. The third part is composed of the sixth, seventh, and eighth volumes, primarily studying and analyzing the historical development of Western economic growth, including the United States and Japan, since the Industrial Revolution.