Origins and Growth of the Global Economy
Subtitle: From the Fifteenth Century Onward
Publisher: Praeger Publishers
Published: May 30, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 312
ISBN-13: 9780275979126
Subjects: Economics; Business & Economics; Business / Economics / Finance; Business/Economics; International - General; World - General; Business & Economics / Economic History; Economics - General; Commerce; Economic History; Globalization; History
Description: The global market of the 21st century came into existence to produce products and services for mass consumption. Its purpose is to create consumer cultures in nations that fully participate in its benefits. It is the product of cooperation among industrial nations following World War II. Seavoy traces out the evolution of the global market from its foundations in imperial commercial rivalries of the mid-15th century to the present.