Robert C. Allen (2) (1947–)
Auteur de Brève histoire de l'économie mondiale
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Robert C. Allen is Professor of Economic History at Oxford University and a fellow of Nuffield College. His books include Enclosure and the Yeoman: The Agricultural Development of the South Midlands, 1450-1850 (1992), and Farm to Factory: A Re-interpretation of the Soviet Industrial Revolution afficher plus (2003), both of which won the Ranki Prize of the Economic History Association. afficher moins
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- Œuvres
- 4
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- 342
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- 3.9
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- 5
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He does draw attention to the fact that where "western" technology and machinery were imported and not adapted to local conditions, then things often didn't work out all that well. But where adaptations were made locally (as in Japan) then there was much greater success and the local innovators had developed a skill set which could be re-applied elsewhere. I do think he missed the role of German Chemists from the textile-dye industry in the economic development of Germany and the establishment of firms that are still giants today (such as Bayer AG)...he does mention it but its mainly in relation to the Haber process of making nitrogenous fertilisers.
But overall, I think it certainly does what it sets out to do. Give a reasonable picture of economic development (world wide) yet do it in a very compact and easily readable form. Four stars from me.… (plus d'informations)