Europe's third world : the European periphery in the interwar years [[electronic resource] /] / Derek H. Aldcroft

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910451108703321
• Autore: Aldcroft Derek Howard
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Aldershot, Hants, England ; ; Burlington, Vt., : Ashgate Pub. Co., c2006
• ISBN: 1-317-13887-2; 1-281-09757-8; 9786611097578; 0-7546-8197-1
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (230 p.)
• Collana: Modern economic and social history
• Disciplina: 940/.09724
• Soggetti: Electronic books.; Europe History 20th century; Europe Economic conditions 20th century; Europe Social conditions 20th century
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [184]-201) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; List of Tables; General Editor's Preface; Acknowledgements; Introductory Note; References; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: 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 volume explores the development of thirteen countries that could be considered ""economically backwards"" during this period: Albania, Bulgaria, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Turkey and Yugoslavia. This volume explores economic modernization, seeking to explain how the countries adapted to the major shocks of the period, n