num_pages: 463
description: This classic book offers a broad sweep of economic history from prehistoric times to the present and explores the disparity of wealth among nations. Now in its fourth edition, A Concise Economic History of the World has been updated to reflect the stunning changes in the world economy since1989. Truly a definitive history of globalization, the new edition has been expanded to include coverage of the most recent developments in the European Union, East Asia, and, in general, transition economies. Comprehensive and global in scope, this concise text features ample illustrations and afully updated annotated bibliography that guides readers to the relevant scholarly literature. Now available in eleven languages, including Spanish (second edition), French, German (two volumes), Polish, and Chinese, this unique work remains an invaluable, lively, and accessible text for bothundergraduate and graduate students of European economic history, the history of globalization, and world development.
language: English
title: A Concise Economic History of the World: From Paleolithic Times to the Present, 4th Edition
titlecomplete: A Concise Economic History of the World: From Paleolithic Times to the Present, 4th Edition
genres: History, Reference, Economics, Finance, World History, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 280
publisher: Oxford University Press