The Global South is an interdisciplinary journal that focuses on how world literatures and cultures respond to globalization, particularly how authors, writers, and critics respond to issues of the environment, poverty, immigration, gender, race, hybridity, cultural formation and transformation, colonialism and postcolonialism, modernity and postmodernity, transatlantic encounters, homes, and diasporas, and resistance and counter discourse, among others, under the superordinate umbrella of globalization. The Global South is distributed only electronically. Single print issues are available on demand by contacting IU Press customer service.
Editor: Joerg Baten, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Germany
Contributors: Joerg Baten, Jan Luiten van Zanden, Stephen Broadberry, Catherine Schenk, Pablo Martin Acena, Irina Potkina, Price Fishback, Kevin Hjortshøj O'Rourke, Franco Amatori, Knut Sogner, Luis Bértola, José Ocampo, Salomon Kalmanovitz, Osamu Saito, Tetsuji Okazaki, Debin Ma, Min Ma, Jeffrey Williamson, Rima Ghanem, Sarah Carmichael, Selin Dilli, Auke Rijpma, Tirthankar Roy, Kris Inwood, Martin Shanahan, Gareth Austin, Marjolein't Hart.
Why are some parts of the world poor today, while others are rich? At which point in time did they diverge, and what were the reasons? These core questions are addressed in a concise and accessible introduction to global economic development since 1500. Leading economic historians from across the globe provide overviews of major world regions together with global comparison chapters and case studies highlighting key themes, individuals, processes and events. Utilising a set of common developmental indicators, the chapters address crucial issues such as how international trade and migration, institutions and flows of physical and human capital impacted economic growth. Richly illustrated with informative figures, maps, tables and charts, A History of the Global Economy summarises the key economic findings, debates and ideas, and provides students and the interested public with an up-to-date and engaging introduction to the origins and evolution of today's global economy.
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