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

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Clark, Gregory, 1957-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, c2007.
Series:The Princeton economic history of the western world
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Online Access:Table of contents only
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300 |a xii, 420 pages :  |b illustrations, maps ;  |c 24 cm. 
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504 |a Includes bibliographical references (p. 383-407) and index. 
505 0 |a 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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