World War I. Some, like the three Scandinavian economies, used industrialization to achieve a spectacular convergence on the … globalization was by far the dominant force accounting for convergence (and divergence) around the periphery. Some exploited it well …

ict forged a world economy in which neither tastes nor information are homogeneously distributed. Cultural difference and …

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 … like Andre Gunder Frank who attach globalization ‘big bang' significance to the dates 1492 (Christopher Columbus stumbles …

the context of globalization. Central to this view is the role of agglomeration in productivity performance; size and …

, currently the world’s largest port. Shanghai began direct trade relations with western nations starting in 1843. By 1853 … destinations within an international trading system provides a meaningful approach to understanding the history of China’s trade. …

, such as elections. We collect new data to document the presence of voluntary and social organizations and the history of …

research agenda which accounts not only for basic economic and demographic factors, but also for the role of history and … institutional development. After reporting results from standard growth regressions, I analyze the role of Africa’s peculiar history …

The late 19th century, and more precisely the period between the Irish Famine of 1845-49 and the First World War, was …