Enterprise and Society Advance Access originally published online on March 24, 2008
Enterprise and Society 2008 9(1):209-211; doi:10.1093/es/khn014
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Ivan T. Berend. An Economic History of 20th Century Europe: Economic Regimes from Laissez-Faire to Globalization
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2006. xv + 356 pp. ISBN 0-521-67268-6, £19.00 (paper)
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If economics is the dismal science, it should be no surprise that economic history—with its many statistics and tables—has few opportunities for lyrical flourishes to avoid becoming dismal reading. Ivan Berend's very competent economic history of Europe in the twentieth century makes a great effort to overcome this generic failing with lively analysis and interesting asides.
While providing a rich assortment of good comparative statistics and clear graphics, Berend does an excellent job of integrating his economic story into
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