The Routledge Handbook of Modern Economic History 1st Edition by Robert M Whaples, Randall E Parker ISBN 0415677041 9780415677042

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ISBN 10: 0415677041 
ISBN 13: 9780415677042
Author:  Robert M Whaples, Randall E Parker

The Routledge Handbook of Modern Economic History aims to introduce readers to important approaches and findings of economic historians who study the modern world. Its short chapters reflect the most up-to-date research and are written by well-known economic historians who are authorities on their subjects. Modern economic history blends two approaches – Cliometrics (which focuses on measuring economic variables and explicitly testing theories about the historical performance and development of the economy) and the New Institutional Economics (which focuses on how social, cultural, legal and organizational norms and rules shape economic outcomes and their evolution). Part 1 of the Handbook introduces these approaches and other important methodological issues for economic history. The most fundamental shift in the economic history of the world began about two and a half centuries ago when eons of slow economic change and faltering economic growth gave way to sustained, rapid economic expansion. Part 2 examines this theme and the primary forces economic historians have linked to economic growth, stagnation and fluctuations – including technological change, entrepreneurship, competition, the biological environment, war, financial panics and business cycles. Part 3 examines the evolution of broad sectors that typify a modern economy including agriculture, banking, transportation, health care, housing, and entertainment. It begins by examining an equally important “sector” of the economy which scholars have increasingly analyzed using economic tools – religion. Part 4 focuses on the work force and human outcomes including inequality, labor markets, unions, education, immigration, slavery, urbanization, and the evolving economic roles of women and African-Americans. The text will be of great value to those taking economic history courses as well as a reference book useful to professional practitioners, policy makers and the public.

The Routledge Handbook of Modern Economic History 1st Table of contents:

Part I: Economic Growth and Development

• Chapter 1: The Great Divergence (e.g., why some regions industrialized and others didn’t)
• Chapter 2: The Industrial Revolutions (First, Second, and their impacts)
• Chapter 3: Explanations of Economic Growth (e.g., institutions, technology, human capital)
• Chapter 4: The Role of Government in Economic Development
• Chapter 5: Globalization and Economic Development

Part II: Labor, Human Capital, and Living Standards

• Chapter 6: Labor Markets and Labor Organizations
• Chapter 7: Human Capital Formation: Education and Health
• Chapter 8: Inequality and Income Distribution
• Chapter 9: The Standard of Living Debate
• Chapter 10: Population, Demography, and Economic Change

Part III: Financial Systems, Crises, and Cycles

• Chapter 11: The Evolution of Financial Systems (Banking, capital markets)
• Chapter 12: Financial Crises and Panics (Historical overview and causes)
• Chapter 13: Business Cycles and Depressions (e.g., the Great Depression)
• Chapter 14: Monetary and Fiscal Policy in Historical Perspective

Part IV: Technology, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship

• Chapter 15: The History of Technology and Innovation
• Chapter 16: Entrepreneurship and Economic Change
• Chapter 17: Intellectual Property Rights in Historical Context
• Chapter 18: Energy and Economic Development

Part V: Agriculture, Trade, and Resources

• Chapter 19: Agricultural Revolutions and Food Supply
• Chapter 20: International Trade and Trade Policy
• Chapter 21: Natural Resources, Environment, and Economic Growth
• Chapter 22: The Economics of Slavery and its Aftermath (or related historical labor systems)

Part VI: Regions and Comparative Perspectives

• Chapter 23: Economic Development in Europe
• Chapter 24: Economic Development in North America
• Chapter 25: Economic Development in Asia (e.g., Japan, China)
• Chapter 26: Economic Development in Latin America
• Chapter 27: Economic Development in Africa
• Chapter 28: Comparative Economic Systems (e.g., Capitalism, Socialism)

Part VII: Methods and Sources in Economic History

• Chapter 29: Quantitative Methods in Economic History (Econometrics, cliometrics)
• Chapter 30: Archival Research and Historical Data
• Chapter 31: Counterfactual History in Economic Analysis

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