Economics and History presents six state-of-the-art surveys from some of the leading scholars in cliometrics. The contributions are all written at an accessible level for the non-specialist reader and consider a broad range of issues from this highly topical area. * Written clearly and comprehensively, allowing easy accessibility for the non-specialist reader * Brings together the very latest research in this highly topical subject from leading scholars * Contributions cover a broad range of areas within this subject * The latest publication in the highly successful Surveys of Recent Research in Economics Book Series