{"product_id":"growth-of-the-international-economy-1820-2015-9780415476096","title":"Growth of the International Economy, 1820-2015","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Michael Graff\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Taylor \u0026amp; Francis\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Routledge\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Economic History\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKenwood and Lougheed's classic book has been the benchmark introduction to the development of the global economy for decades. For this fifth edition, Michael Graff has brought the story up to date to include events from the early part of the twenty first century - continued globalization, the emergence of Asia as an economic power and the greater role played by business on the international scene.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBeginning with the industrial revolution, the book charts the long nineteenth century, the impact of colonialism, the fast pace of technology growth and the impact of global wars. New features to this edition include: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea prologue explaining the initial conditions faced by the world economy in 1820, detailing the beginnings of international trade and the influence of slavery\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003egreater coverage of developing countries\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eincreased coverage of World Wars I and II and of the twentieth century\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea number of appendices outlining the economic concepts and theories underlying the text\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis new edition of \u003ci\u003eGrowth of the International Economy\u003c\/i\u003e provides the reader with a clear understanding of the factors which have been instrumental in creating the economic environment we face two hundred years after the industrial revolution.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45236391051415,"sku":"9780415476096","price":19419.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780415476096.webp?v=1769212832","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/growth-of-the-international-economy-1820-2015-9780415476096","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}