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

Author/Creator:

Clark, Gregory, 1957-

Publication/Creation:

Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2007]

Resource Type:

Book

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Full Title:

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

Series Titles:

The Princeton economic history of the western world
Princeton economic history of the Western world.

Subjects/Genre

Subjects:

Economic history

Description/Summary

Table of 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.

Language:

English

Physical Type/Description:

xii, 420 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

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Table of contents only

Additional Identifiers

Catalog ID (MMSID):

990007106830302486

ISBN:

0691121354 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780691121352 (cloth : alk. paper)

OCLC Number:

123029809

Barcode:

010000978786