A farewell to alms : a brief economic history of the world / Gregory Clark.
- Clark, Gregory, 1957-
- Date:
- [2007], ©2007
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Publication/Creation
Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2007], ©2007.
Physical description
xii, 420 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
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.
Bibliographic information
Includes bibliographical references (p. 383-407) and index.
Reproduction note
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