The Balkan Economies c. 1800-1914 is a strongly revisionist 1997 book which compares the economic progress of Serbia, Bulgaria, Bosnia, Montenegro and Macedonia in the century before World War I. Michael Palairet draws heavily on native-language primary sources to argue that these territories probably experienced economic decline rather than growth, at least from the mid-nineteenth century. This comprehensive study of the economic evolution of the Balkans suggests that the Ottoman and Habsburg empires in providing a ...
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The Balkan Economies c. 1800-1914 is a strongly revisionist 1997 book which compares the economic progress of Serbia, Bulgaria, Bosnia, Montenegro and Macedonia in the century before World War I. Michael Palairet draws heavily on native-language primary sources to argue that these territories probably experienced economic decline rather than growth, at least from the mid-nineteenth century. This comprehensive study of the economic evolution of the Balkans suggests that the Ottoman and Habsburg empires in providing a framework of order and property rights did more for agrarian and industrial development than succeeding regional and nationalist governments. Based on in-depth research, this book promises to be the definitive economic history of the Balkans.
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New. Trade paperback (US). Contains: Halftones, Maps, Tables. Cambridge Studies in Modern Economic History . 5 b/w illus. 6 maps 46 tables. Intended for professional and scholarly audience.
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New. Contains: Halftones, Maps, Tables. Cambridge Studies in Modern Economic History . 5 b/w illus. 6 maps 46 tables. Intended for professional and scholarly audience.
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New. 432 p. Cambridge Studies in Modern Economic History . 46 Tables, unspecified; 6 Maps; 5 Halftones, unspecified. Intended for professional and scholarly audience.