The Economy of Modern Malta, 1st ed. 2017 From the Nineteenth to the Twenty-First Century Palgrave Studies in Economic History Series
Langue : Anglais
Auteur : Caruana Galizia Paul
This book provides the first wide-ranging account of the Maltese economy in the modern era, from colonialism to European Union membership. It sets arguments about growth and development, and the impact and legacy of colonization, against detailed histories of agriculture, manufacturing and trade, and different economic policy regimes. It is based on volumes of newly collected archival evidence and the latest thinking in economic history. By extending coverage up to the present, the book explains how one of the world's smallest nation-states achieved lasting economic development, quintupling its per capita income level since 1970, when many other postcolonial and advanced economies stagnated.
1. Introduction: Development in the Long Run
Economics and Maltese History
Development under Colonialism
Critique of Colonial Rule
The Colonial Economy in Comparative Perspective
Development in Post-Colonial Malta
2. Agriculture, 1800-1964
Geographical Setting
Agricultural Output and ProductivityAgriculture during World War II
Attempts at Agricultural Modernization
Land and Labor in Agriculture
3. Trade and Industry, 1800-1938
The Role of the Colonial Government
Deindustrialization and the Fate of Cotton Handicrafts
Manufacturing Failure
British Military Expenditure and the Dockyards
The Entrepôt: Coaling, Shipping, and Banking
Industrial Diversification in the Interwar Period
The Costs of World War II
Reconstruction and Early Development Planning
Independence Planning and Industry
Consolidating State Control
5. The Liberal Age, 1987-Present
Malta’s Liberal Transition: When and Why?
Inequality and Welfare
Globalization and Liberalization
Structural Change
Economic Institutions in Contemporary Malta
Paul Caruana Galizia is a Marie Curie Early-Career Fellow in the Institute of Economic History at the Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany. He is also the author of Mediterranean Labor Markets in the First Age of Globalization.
Analyzes the impact of the colonial state on agriculture, manufacturing, and trade in Malta
Investigates the post-colonial transition to protectionism and state control of the Maltese economy
Explores the liberalization and globalization of Malta's economy from 1987 onward
Overviews Malta's contemporary economic institutions and argues for more inclusive growth
Date de parution : 12-2016
Ouvrage de 384 p.
14.8x21 cm
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