The EU single market and the opening up of eastern Europe offer new opportunities for creating a truly pan European market economy. What lessons can be drawn for this opportunity from early 20th-century developments in Europe? With this question in mind, the fragility of international trade,...

Experts present their analyses of historical developments as well as new economic challenges for the European Union. Contributors, representatives from major banks and academia, point out the dramatic economic shifts among and within Europe, Asia, and the United States. At the bottom line of...

"In From Old Regime to Industrial State, Richard H. Tilly and Michael Kopsidis question established thinking about Germany's industrialization. They begin their assessment earlier than previous studies have, reaching back to the 18th century to explore the circumstances that ultimately allowed...