• Fourth edition of highly successful introduction to economic history and economic development
• Expanded coverage of the EU and Eastern Europe
• Covers the entire panorama of economic history from the prehistoric to the present

Readership: Undergraduate and graduate level courses in economic development or history.

Rondo Cameron, William Rand Kenan University Professor, Emory University (Emeritus)

1. Economic History and Economic Development
2. Economic Development in Ancient History
3. Economic Development in Medieval Europe
4. Non-Western Economies on the Eve of Western Expansion
5. Europe's Second Logistic
6. Economic Nationalism and Imperialism
7. The Dawn of Modern Industry
8. Economic Development in the Nineteenth Century: Basic Determinants
9. Patterns of Development: The Early Industrializers
10. Patterns of Development: Latecomers and No-Shows
11. Strategic Sectors
12. The Growth of the World Economy
13. Overview of the World Economy in the Twentieth Century
14. International Economic Disintegration
15. Rebuilding the World Economy
16. The World Economy at the End of the Twentieth Century
17. Bibliography
18. Index