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World Economies

Last updated: November 29, 2024

    The best books on Understanding the Burmese Economy, recommended by Sean Turnell

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    The best books on Understanding the Burmese Economy - The Wealth and Poverty of Nations by David S Landes

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    The Wealth and Poverty of Nations
    by David S Landes
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    The best books on Understanding the Burmese Economy - The Curse of Independence by Shelby Tucker

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    The Curse of Independence
    by Shelby Tucker
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    The best books on Understanding the Burmese Economy - The Coins and Banknotes of Burma by M Robinson and L Shaw

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    The Coins and Banknotes of Burma
    by M Robinson and L Shaw
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    The best books on Understanding the Burmese Economy - Colonial Policy and Practice by J S Furnivall

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    Colonial Policy and Practice
    by J S Furnivall
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    The best books on Understanding the Burmese Economy - Freedom from Fear by Aung San Suu Kyi

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    Freedom from Fear
    by Aung San Suu Kyi

    • Sean Turnell, a renowned expert on the Burmese economy, says Burma is more like Zimbabwe than Vietnam or China

  • The best books on Understanding the Burmese Economy - The Wealth and Poverty of Nations by David S Landes
  • The best books on Understanding the Burmese Economy - The Curse of Independence by Shelby Tucker
  • The best books on Understanding the Burmese Economy - The Coins and Banknotes of Burma by M Robinson and L Shaw
  • The best books on Understanding the Burmese Economy - Colonial Policy and Practice by J S Furnivall
  • The best books on Understanding the Burmese Economy - Freedom from Fear by Aung San Suu Kyi

The best books on Understanding the Burmese Economy, recommended by Sean Turnell

Sean Turnell, a renowned expert on the Burmese economy, says Burma is more like Zimbabwe than Vietnam or China

The best books on Understanding the Burmese Economy, recommended by Sean Turnell

    The best books on China in the World Economy, recommended by Kent Deng

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    The best books on China in the World Economy - Growth Recurring by E L Jones

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    Growth Recurring
    by E L Jones
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    The best books on China in the World Economy - China Transformed by R Bin Wong

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    China Transformed
    by R Bin Wong
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    The best books on China in the World Economy - The Great Divergence: China, Europe, and the Making of the Modern World Economy by Kenneth Pomeranz

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    The Great Divergence: China, Europe, and the Making of the Modern World Economy
    by Kenneth Pomeranz
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    The best books on China in the World Economy - ReORIENT by Andre Gunder Frank

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    ReORIENT
    by Andre Gunder Frank
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    The best books on China in the World Economy - The Eastern Origins of Western Civilisation by John M Hobson

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    The Eastern Origins of Western Civilisation
    by John M Hobson

    • Professor Kent Deng says there are no grounds for Eurocentricism in explaining the world history of economic growth. Intensive growth of the modern type was first recorded in Song dynasty China

  • The best books on China in the World Economy - Growth Recurring by E L Jones
  • The best books on China in the World Economy - China Transformed by R Bin Wong
  • The best books on China in the World Economy - The Great Divergence: China, Europe, and the Making of the Modern World Economy by Kenneth Pomeranz
  • The best books on China in the World Economy - ReORIENT by Andre Gunder Frank
  • The best books on China in the World Economy - The Eastern Origins of Western Civilisation by John M Hobson

The best books on China in the World Economy, recommended by Kent Deng

Professor Kent Deng says there are no grounds for Eurocentricism in explaining the world history of economic growth. Intensive growth of the modern type was first recorded in Song dynasty China

The best books on China in the World Economy, recommended by Kent Deng
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