Europe's Third World: The European Periphery in the Interwar YearsRoutledge, 2016 M04 29 - 229 pages Economic historians have perennially addressed the intriguing question of comparative development, asking why some countries develop much faster and further than others. Focusing primarily on Europe between 1914 and 1939, this present volume explores the development of thirteen countries that could be said to be categorised as economically backward during this period: Albania, Bulgaria, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Turkey and Yugoslavia. These countries are linked, not only in being geographically on Europe's periphery, but all shared high agrarian components and income levels much lower than those enjoyed in western European countries. The study shows that by 1918 many of these countries had structural characteristics which either relegated them to a low level of development or reflected their economic backwardness, characteristics that were not helped by the hostile economic climate of the interwar period. It explores, region by region, how their progress was checked by war and depression, and how the effects of political and social factors could also be a major impediment to sustained progress and modernisation. For example, in many cases political corruption and instability, deficient administrations, ethnic and religious diversity, agrarian structures and backwardness, population pressures, as well as international friction, were retarding factors. In all this study offers a fascinating insight into many areas of Europe that are often ignored by economists and historians. It demonstrates that these countries were by no means a lost cause, and that their post-war performances show the latent economic potential that most harboured. By providing an insight into the development of Europe's 'periphery' a much more rounded and complete picture of the continent as a whole is achieved. |
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... Derek H. Aldcroft. Modern Economic and Social History : EUROPE'S THIRD WORLD THE EUROPEAN FERIFHERY IN THE INTERWAR YEARS oneth. o to Hungary / - - o %2 Yugoslava o Bulgaria g *T Derek H. Adcroft Europe's Third World. Cover.
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... Baltic States 6 Poland and Hungary 7 Spain and Portugal Greece, Turkey and Albania Development Stalled? References Index viii xi 17 39 68 94 106 127 144 171 9 8 184 202 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Contents.
... Baltic States 6 Poland and Hungary 7 Spain and Portugal Greece, Turkey and Albania Development Stalled? References Index viii xi 17 39 68 94 106 127 144 171 9 8 184 202 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Contents.
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... Hungary, the Baltic states (Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania), the Balkan countries of Albania, Bulgaria, Romania and Yugoslavia, and the Southern European or Mediterranean countries of Greece, Portugal, Spain and Turkey. The last of these ...
... Hungary, the Baltic states (Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania), the Balkan countries of Albania, Bulgaria, Romania and Yugoslavia, and the Southern European or Mediterranean countries of Greece, Portugal, Spain and Turkey. The last of these ...
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... Hungary, Romania, Yugoslavia and Bulgaria), Spain, Portugal, Greece and Turkey in Southern Europe, along with the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, and ending up with little Albania. It so happens that most of these ...
... Hungary, Romania, Yugoslavia and Bulgaria), Spain, Portugal, Greece and Turkey in Southern Europe, along with the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, and ending up with little Albania. It so happens that most of these ...
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... Hungary, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Romania, Yugoslavia, Albania, Bulgaria and Greece, which includes 10 of the countries covered in this volume. However, Greece can be listed under Southern Europe, while Bulgaria, Romania ...
... Hungary, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Romania, Yugoslavia, Albania, Bulgaria and Greece, which includes 10 of the countries covered in this volume. However, Greece can be listed under Southern Europe, while Bulgaria, Romania ...
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