Economic history of warfare and state formation. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Jari Eloranta, Eric Golson, Andrei Markevich, Nikolaus Wolf, editors.
• Editors: Eloranta, Jari; Golson, Eric; Markevich, Andreĭ, 1976-; Wolf, Nikolaus, 1973-
• Contents: Part I Wars and State Formation in the Short and Long Run -- 1 Paths to Inclusive Political Institutions (Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson) -- 2 States and Development: Early Modern India, China and Great Divergence (Bishnupriya Gupta, Debin Ma and Tirthankar Roy) -- Part II Political Economy of Democracies and Dictatorships -- 3 Decentralization, Fiscal Structure, and Local State Capacity in Late-Imperial Russia (Steven Nafziger) -- 4 Historicizing Divergence: A Comparative Analysis of the Revolutionary Crises in Russia and Finland (Pavel Osinsky and Jari Eloranta) -- 5 Repression and Punishment under Stalin: Evidence from the Soviet Archives (Andrei Markevich) -- Part III Economic History of the World Wars -- 6 Myths of the Great War (Mark Harrison) -- 7 War and Inflation in the United States from the Revolution to the Persian Gulf War (Hugh Rockoff) -- 8 Lessons Learned? British Mobilisation for the Two World Wars (Stephen Broadberry and Peter Howlett) -- 9 World War II and US Economic Performance (Price V. Fishback and Taylor Jaworski) -- 10 The Mirage of the German Armament Miracle in World War II (Jonas Scherner and Jochen Streb) .-11 Neutrality in War (Eric Golson). Subject Index </h.
• Publisher Details: Singapore : Springer
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 330.9; Economic history; Military art and science -- History; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Economic History; Economic history; Military art and science; Economics; Economic History; Political Economy; Military and Defence Studies; Political Theory; World History, Global and Transnational History; Political History; Electronic books; Electronic books; History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9789811016059; 9811016054
• Related ISBNs: 9789811016042; 9811016046
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource, title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed September 28, 2016).
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