Trade and Empire, 1700-1870

Guillaume Daudin , Kevin O'Rourke (1) , Leandro Prados de La Escosura (2)

1 Trinity College Dublin
2 Department d'histoire économique et des institutions

This paper surveys the rise and fall of the European mercantilist system, and the transition to the modern, well-integrated international economy of the 19th century. It also surveys the literature on the links between trade and economic growth during the period, and on the economic effects of empire.

Domaines: Economies et finances

Guillaume Daudin, Kevin O'Rourke, Leandro Prados de La Escosura. Trade and Empire, 1700-1870. 2008. ⟨hal-03459838⟩