Why Ireland Starved: A Quantitative and Analytical History of the Irish Economy, 1800-1850

by Joel Mokyr

Book Overview

Technical changes in the first half of the nineteenth century led to unprecedented economic growth and capital formation throughout Western Europe; and yet Ireland hardly participated in this process at all. While the Northern Atlantic Economy prospered, the Great Irish Famine of 1845-50 killed a million and a half people and caused hundreds of thousands to flee the country. Why the Irish economy failed to grow, and 'why Ireland starved' remains...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415607647
• ISBN13: 9780415607643
• Release Date: April 2006
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 1.07 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"