Economics in the Long View: Essays in Honour of W. W. Rostow

Front Matter....Pages i-xix Walt Rostow: a Personal Appreciation....Pages 1-14 The Theoretical Tools of the Economic Historian....Pages 15-26 Technology, Institutions and Long-Term Economic Change....Pages 27-43 Stages and the State: How do they Relate?....Pages 44-67 The Impact of the Depression on Economic Thought....Pages 68-88 Progress and Dissimilarity in Historical Perspective....Pages 89-104 The Growth of Mature Economies....Pages 105-115 Stages of Economic Growth Revisited....Pages 116-140 Take-off and Breakdown: Vicissitudes of the Developing Countries....Pages 141-156 Some First Thoughts on Rural Development....Pages 157-177 Trade and Growth in the Industrial Revolution....Pages 178-188 The New Terms of Trade Problem: Economic Rents in International Exchange....Pages 189-209 The Economics of the Frontier....Pages 210-227 Back Matter....Pages 228-236