1. Introduction; 2. The characteristics of the industry; 3. The growth in the long run; 4. Consumption of silkwares and demand for silk; 5. The demand for silk: an analysis by country; 6. The roots of growth: agricultural production; 7. The industry: technical progress and structural change; 8. Institutions and competitiveness: the markets; 9. Institutions and competitiveness: the state; 10. Conclusions; Statistical appendix; References; Index.
An Economic History of the Silk Industry, 1830–1930 is an ambitious historical analysis of the development of a major commodity.
'... concise, but penetrating, economic analysis of the silk industry ... a highly judicious, and genuinely comparative, economic analysis of an important industry.' Economic History Review
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