A farewell to alms a brief economic history of the world

A farewell to alms : a brief economic history of the world

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 -- Mode...

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Bibliographische Detailangaben
1. Verfasser: Clark, Gregory 1957- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Princeton, NJ [u.a.] : Princeton Univ. Press, 2007
Mit dem übergeordneten Werk verknüpfte Titel:The Princeton economic history of the Western world
Schlagworte:Wirtschaftsgeschichte Industrialisierung Institutionenökonomik Theorie Welt Economic history Interesse Geschichte Wirtschaftsentwicklung Entwicklungsmodell mehr... Entwicklung Tendenz Politischer Prozess Internationale Politik Weltwirtschaft Wirtschaft Industrielle Revolution Kulturelle Entwicklung
Umfang:XII, 420 S.
Inhaltsangabe:
  • 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.