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There is a tendency to focus on developed nations as the predominant factors in world economics. Yet this key set, containing Latham's volumes first published in 1978 and 1981, reveals the dangers inherent in overlooking the vital roles played by developing nations. Here, the author makes a convincing case that the Great Depression was heavily influenced by the developing nations on the African and Asian continents, and that the economic progress experienced in the 1920's caused an overproduction of foodstuffs and raw materials which tipped the world into a depression. Available as a set or as individual volumes: The International Economy and the Undeveloped World, 1865-1914 [HB: ISBN: 0-415-39266-7] The Depression and the Developing World, 1914-1939 [HB: ISBN: 0-415-39267-5] For volume details please visit www.routledge-ny.com.