TY  - BOOK
AU  - Evan,Tomás
AU  - Jensen,Peter Kirk
AU  - Serých,Jan
TI  - Chapters of European economic history /Tomás Evan ; proofread by Peter Kirk Jensen ; layout by Jan Serých
SN  - 9788024628295
AV  - D103 .C437 2014
PY  - 2014///
CY  - [Prague, Czech Republic]
PB  - Karolinum
KW  - Electronic Books
N1  - 2; 1. The world before the rise of the Global economy; 1.1 LOCAL AND REGIONAL MARKETS, AND SPECIALIZATION; 1.2 THE ESTABLISHMENT OF CAPITALIST SOCIETY; 1.3 FROM MERCANTILISM TO LIBERALISM; 1.4 EUROPEAN COLONIALISM IN THE EARLY MODERN PERIOD; 1.5 THE INDUSTRIAL AND AGRICULTURAL REVOLUTIONS; THE CHAPTER SUMMARY; 2. The Nature and Emergence of the Global Economy; 2.1 THE WORLD AFTER THE NAPOLEONIC WARS AND THE PAX BRITANNICA; 2.2 GLOBALIZATION --; THE ORIGIN AND NATURE OF THE PHENOMENON; 2.3 THE FIRST WAVE OF GLOBALIZATION; 2.4 THE FIRST WORLD WAR AND END OF THE FIRST WAVE OF GLOBALIZATION; THE CHAPTER SUMMARY3. The Post-War Development of the World Economy; 3.1 RECOVERY OF THE WORLD ECONOMY IN 1945; 3.2 THE ORIGIN OF WORLD FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS --; THE BRETTON WOODS SYSTEM; 3.3 THE PAX AMERICANA AND THE SECOND WAVE OF GLOBALISATION; 3.4 DECOLONISATION AND ITS IMPACT ON THE WORLD ECONOMY; 3.5 EUROPEAN ECONOMIC INTEGRATION IN THE 1950S AND 60s; 3.6 THE WORLD ECONOMY BEFORE AND AFTER THE OIL CRISES IN THE 70s; 3.7 THE ORIGIN OF INTERNATIONAL CAPITAL MOBILITY --; FROM BANKS TO MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS AND FDI; THE CHAPTER SUMMARY; 4. The End of the Bipolar World; 4.1 EASTERN BLOC COUNTRIES BEFORE THE FALL OF COMMUNISM4.2 THE TRANSFORMATION OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE; 4.3 THE FINANCIAL CRISES IN THE 90s; 4.4 THE EUROPEAN UNION AND TRANSITION ECONOMIES; THE CHAPTER SUMMARY; 5. Major Centres of the World Economy; 5.1 THE EUROPEAN CENTRE; 5.1.1 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRE; 5.1.2 THE ECONOMIC AND MONETARY UNION; 5.1.3 THE EUROPEAN UNION AND THE WTO --; AN EXAMPLE OF THE COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY; 5.2 THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; 5.2.1 THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE USA; 5.2.2 THE USA AND NAFTA; 5.3 JAPAN; 5.3.1 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF JAPAN5.3.2 JAPAN AND APEC; 5.4 THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA; 5.4.1 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE PRC; 5.4.2 KEY ECONOMIC INDICATORS AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE LAST THREE DECADES; 5.4.3 CHINA IN INTERNATIONAL TRADE; 5.4.4 CHINA IN AFRICA; THE CHAPTER SUMMARY; References; Name Index; Geographical Index; Subject Index; 2; b
N2  - The Chapters of European Economic History describe key moments in the economic development of the European continent and its offshoots. Starting with antiquity through the Middle Ages, it continues with the economic impact of the Age of Exploration and the Reformation. The Agricultural and Industrial Revolutions or Liberal Movements are analysed against the background of the ever increasing influence of European states on economic affairs around the globe. Europe was the continent to establish colonies in large areas of the world shaping their production, trade, and investment patterns. The au
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