Economic history of Europe (1000 AD–present)
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"European manufacturers dream night and day of Africa, of a lake in the Saharan desert, of a railroad to the Soudan. They anxiously follow the progress of Livingston, Stanley, Du Chaillu; they listen open-mouthed to the marvelous tales of these brave travelers. What unknown wonders are contained in the “dark continent”! Fields are sown with elephants’ teeth, rivers of cocoanut oil are dotted with gold, millions of backsides, as bare as the faces of Dufaure and Girardin, are awaiting cotton goods to teach them decency, and bottles of schnaps and bibles from which they may learn the virtues of civilization." --The Right to Be Lazy (1883) by Paul Lafargue "Over this post-war thirty-year period, dubbed the Trente Glorieuses, Europe's economy grew rapidly like economies of other developed countries within the framework of the Marshall Plan. These decades of economic prosperity combined high productivity with high average wages and high consumption, and were also characterized by a highly developed system of social benefits." --Sholem Stein |
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This article covers the economic history of Europe from about 1000 AD to the present. For the context, see History of Europe.
See also
- Commonwealth of Independent States
- Euro
- Europe
- European Economic Area
- Free trade areas in Europe
- European Free Trade Association
- Central European Free Trade Agreement
- European Union
- Regions of Europe
- History of Europe
- Industrial Revolution
- Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe statistics
- International organisations in Europe
- List of European countries by budget revenues
- List of European countries by budget revenues per capita
- List of European countries by GDP (nominal)
- List of European countries by GDP (nominal) per capita
- List of European countries by GDP (PPP) per capita
- List of European countries by GNI (nominal) per capita
- List of European countries by GNI (PPP) per capita
- List of minimum wages in Europe
- Oil price increases since 2003
- List of largest European manufacturing companies by revenue