There are two contrasting views of pre-19th century trade and globalization. First there are the world history scholars … important events in recorded history. Second, there is the view that the world economy was still fragmented before the 19th …

France's post-war growth has gone through four phases. The strong growth performance of the 1950s was helped by a … the return of the franc to convertibility, both in 1958, and then in the 1980s, France still appears to be struggling and …