A farewell to alms : a brief economic history of the world / Gregory Clark.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: The Princeton economic history of the western worldPublication details: Princeton : Princeton University Press, c2007.Description: xii, 420 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780691121352 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 0691121354 (cloth : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 22 330.9 CLA
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Contents:
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.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 383-407) and index.

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.

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