A farewell to alms : a brief economic history of the world
Gregory Clark
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2007
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| Authors: | Clark, Gregory |
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Princeton, NJ [u.a.] : Princeton Univ. Press |
| Subject: | Wirtschaftsgeschichte | Economic history | Industrialisierung | Industrialization | Institutionenökonomik | Institutional economics | Theorie | Theory | Welt | World | Wirtschaft | Geschichte | Weltwirtschaft | Industrielle Revolution | Kulturelle Entwicklung |
| Description of contents: | Table of Contents [swbplus.bsz-bw.de] ; Description [loc.gov] ; Description [loc.gov] ; Description [sehepunkte.de] ; Description [hsozkult.de] ; Description [gbv.de] ; Description [gbv.de] ; Description [gbv.de] ; Description [h-net.org] |
| Extent: | XII, 420 S. Ill., graph. Darst., Kt. 24 cm |
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| Type of publication: | Book / Working Paper |
| Language: | English |
| Notes: | Literaturverz. S. 383 - 407 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. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-691-14128-2 ; 978-0-691-12135-2 ; 9780691141282 |
| Classification: | Geschichte: Allgemeines ; Wirtschaftsgeschichte |
| Source: | ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW |
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