Cambridge European Economic History (Volume 4: The Expanding European Economy of the 16th and 17th Centuries)

Author: (British) Postan et al. (editors), Wang Chunfa et al. (translators)
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Publishing Date: 2003-10-01
Features: The Cambridge Economic History of Europe is an authoritative work in economic history, comprising eight volumes, edited by the renowned economic historian M. M. Postan and published by Cambridge University Press. It has long been celebrated in Western academia. The fourth volume, The European Economy in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries: Expansion and Growth, primarily analyzes the external environment that underpins economic growth and development, including population growth, scientific thought and achievements, prices, trade patterns and routes, labor supply, the formation of large-scale companies, as well as mercantilist theories and policies.