Divergence and Convergence

New and Shifting Paradigms in Comparative Economic History

Datos Bibliográficos

ID20437688
AutoresVille (0000-0001-8314-6002, University of Wollongong, autor de correspondencia)
Año2015
Volumen55
Número1
Páginas80-94
Fecha de publicación2015-03-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaAustralian Economic History Review (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0004-8992 • E-ISSN: 1467-8446
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/aehr.12059
OpenAlexW1891802846
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas3
Referencias citadas24

Our understanding of comparative economic development has been heightened by recent advances in the historical literature, particularly in the G reat D ivergence debate. Broad geographical comparisons, extended time periods, and the diverse and contested tools of measurement have all enriched the context of the comparative literature. Revisiting the discussion of causality – long‐term preconditions versus shorter‐term contingencies – provides additional insights into the volition of human actors, especially households and governments. It also helps to unpack the nature of ‘institutions’, a term that has suffered from bifurcation into good or bad and whose deeper components have been insufficiently analysed

Causality (physics) · Context (archaeology) · Convergence (economics) · Divergence (linguistics) · Economic geography · Economic growth · Economics · Epistemology · Political science · Positive economics · Sociology · Term (time) · Volition (linguistics) · Australian History and Society · Culture, Economy, and Development Studies · Historical Economic and Social Studies · History · Philosophy