The spread of modern industry to the periphery since 1871 / Kevin Hjortshøj O'Rourke and Jeffrey Gale Williamson.
Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2017Edition: First edition.Description: 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white).Content type: text | still image Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780191815232.Subject(s): Industrialization | Industry | Industry & industrial studiesAdditional Physical Form: Print version : 9780198753643DDC classification: 338.09 Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: This volume explores the 19th- and 20th-century spread of modern industry to the global periphery to understand the economic, historical, and political implications of how, in the 21st century, economies in Asia, Latin America and even sub-Saharan Africa are converging on the historically-wealthy economies of Europe and North America.Item type | Current library | Class number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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This edition previously issued in print: 2017.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This volume explores the 19th- and 20th-century spread of modern industry to the global periphery to understand the economic, historical, and political implications of how, in the 21st century, economies in Asia, Latin America and even sub-Saharan Africa are converging on the historically-wealthy economies of Europe and North America.
Specialized.
Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on February 17, 2017).