[AFAIK]

I am interested in learning about the economic history of the following countries;

Britain
USA
Japan
China

Recommended reading.......?

[AuContraireVoltaire]

I just had an exam on economic history to finish my second year

Pomeranz's 'Great Divergence' covers China and India as well as Europe

Why Europe Grew Rich and Asia Did Not: Global Economic Divergence, 1600-1850 by Prasannan Parthasarathi

Energy and the English Industrial Revolution by E. A. Wrigley

[Orestes]

On Britain I have 2 PDF's by Patrick O'Brien of the LSE:

The History, Nature and Economic Significance of an Exceptional Fiscal State for the Growth of the British Economy, 1453-1815

The Contributions of Warfare with Revolutionary and Napoleonic France to the Consolidation and Progress of the British Industrial Revolution

[BATIK]

I enjoyed Land of Promise: An Economic History of the United States by Michael Lind.


Light, readable and historically accurate. A decent read.