A farewell to alms: a brief economic history of the world
by Clark, Gregory
[ Libro ] Series: The Princeton economic history of the western world Published by : Princeton University Press (Estados Unidos) Physical details: xii,420 p. il., gráf., mapas, fot. byn 24 cm. ISBN:9780691121352. Year: 2007 Item type: Libro
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Incluye referencias bibliográficas: p. 383-407 e índice
Contents Preface Acknowledgements 1. Introduction The Malthusian Trap: Economic Life to 1800 2. The Logic of the Malthusian Economy 3. Material Living Standards 4. Fertility 5. Life Expectancy 6. Malthus and Darwin: Survival of the Richest 7. Technological Advance 8. Institutions 9. The Emergence of Modern Man The Industrial Revolution 10. Modern Growth: the Wealth of Nations 11. The Problem of the Industrial Revolution 12. The English Industrial Revolution 13 Why England? Why not China, Japan, or India? 14 Social Consequences The Great Divergence 15. The Great Divergence: World Growth since 1800 16. The Proximate Sources of Divergence 17. Why Isn?t the Whole World Developed? 18. Conclusion: Strange New World Technical Appendix Bibliography Index
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