Britain Ascendant: Studies in British and Franco-British Economic History: Comparative Studies in Franco-British Economic History

by François Crouzet

Fran ois Crouzet is one of the most distinguished economic historians in the world whose life's work has been largely devoted to the study of European industrialization. In Britain Ascendant, a collection of essays spanning his career, he examines the rise of Britain to the position of dominance in the world economy in the nineteenth century and the concomitant decline of France. Special attention is paid to the problems of capital formation, foreign...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521344344
• ISBN13: 9780521344340
• Release Date: January 1991
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 524 Pages
• Weight: 2.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"