alternative theory that would capture in a single unified framework the contemporary era of sustained economic growth, the epoch … the recent transition between these distinct regimes. The advancement of unified growth theory was fueled by the … conviction that the understanding of the contemporary growth process would be limited and distorted unless growth theory would be …

, and health across the globe. The question ever since has been--why? This is the first book to put forward a unified theory … founded the field of unified growth theory, identifies the historical and prehistorical forces behind the differential …. Presents a unified theory of economic growth from the dawn of civilization to today Explains the worldwide disparities in …