de Pleijt, Alexandra M.; van Zanden, Jan Luiten - Centre for Global Economic History (CGEH), Universiteit … - 2013
The Little Divergence is the process of differential economic growth within Europe in the period between 1300 and 1800, during which the North Sea Area developed into the most prosperous and dynamic part of the Continent. We test various hypotheses about the causes of the Little Divergence,...