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A farewell to alms : a brief economic history of the world / Gregory Clark
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| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Veröffentlicht: | Princeton, NJ [u.a.] : Princeton Univ. Press, 2007 |
| Schriftenreihe: | The Princeton economic history of the Western world
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| Umfang: | XII, 420 S. : Ill., graph. Darst., Kt. ; 24 cm |
| Bibliogr. Zusammenhang: | Rezension:
Allen, Robert C., 1947 - : [Rezension von: Clark, Gregory, A farewell to alms, a brief economic history of the world]. - 2008
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| ISBN: | 9780691141282 0691141282 9780691121352 0691121354 |
| Anmerkungen: | Literaturverz. S. 383 - 407 |
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| Mehr zum Titel: | Introduction : the sixteen-page economic history of the world -- The logic of the Malthusian economy -- Material living standards -- Fertility -- Life expectancy -- Malthus and Darwin : survival of the richest -- Technological advance -- Institutions and growth -- The emergence of modern man -- Modern growth : the wealth of nations -- The puzzle of the industrial revolution -- The industrial revolution in England -- Why England? Why not China, Japan or India? -- Social consequences -- World growth since 1800 -- The proximate sources of divergence -- Why isn't the whole world developed? -- Conclusion : strange new world. |
| Zusammenfassung: | Introduction : the sixteen-page economic history of the world -- The logic of the Malthusian economy -- Material living standards -- Fertility -- Life expectancy -- Malthus and Darwin : survival of the richest -- Technological advance -- Institutions and growth -- The emergence of modern man -- Modern growth : the wealth of nations -- The puzzle of the industrial revolution -- The industrial revolution in England -- Why England? Why not China, Japan or India? -- Social consequences -- World growth since 1800 -- The proximate sources of divergence -- Why isn't the whole world developed? -- Conclusion : strange new world |