State capacity has become one of the most discussed concepts in development economics
and political economy. In this survey we argue that the study of economic history provides …

This review article examines the development of state capacity—the extractive and
productive power of states—in European history. To explain the historical evolution of state …

During the late eighteenth century, innovations in Europe triggered the Industrial Revolution
and the sustained economic progress that spread across the globe. While much has been …

Citizenship is at the heart of our contemporary world but it is a particular vision of national
citizenship forged in the French Revolution. In Citizens without Nations, Maarten Prak …

Since man first forged metal tools and started farming for his food, thus emerging from the
stone age, no event in human history has had a greater impact than the Industrial Revolution …

Between 1492 and 1914, Europeans conquered 84 percent of the globe. But why did
Europe establish global dominance, when for centuries the Chinese, Japanese, Ottomans …

The'long nineteenth century'(1776–1914) was a period of political, economic, military and
cultural revolutions that re-forged both domestic and international societies. Neither existing …

The Chinese invented gunpowder and began exploring its military uses as early as the
900s, four centuries before the technology passed to the West. But by the early 1800s, China …

Today's world textile and garment trade is valued at a staggering $425 billion. We are told
that under the pressure of increasing globalisation, it is India and China that are the new …

Um dos mais notáveis economistas do mundo reúne em obra sintética e acessível seus
principais argumentos sobre a marcha rumo à igualdade É fácil ser pessimista em relação à …