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A farewell to alms: a brief economic history of the world
Gregory Clark
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Frontmatter
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Preface (page ix)
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Acknowledgments (page xi)
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1 Introduction: The Sixteen-Page Economic History of the World (page 1)
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PART I The Malthusian Trap: Economic Life to 1800
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2 The Logic of the Malthusian Economy (page 19)
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3 Living Standards (page 40)
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4 Fertility (page 71)
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5 Life Expectancy (page 91)
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6 Malthus and Darwin: Survival of the Richest (page 112)
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7 Technological Advance (page 133)
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8 Institutions and Growth (page 145)
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9 The Emergence of Modern Man (page 166)
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PART II The Industrial Revolution
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10 Modern Growth: The Wealth of Nations (page 193)
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11 The Puzzle of the Industrial Revolution (page 208)
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12 The Industrial Revolution in England (page 230)
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13 Why England? Why Not China, India, or Japan? (page 259)
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14 Social Consequences (page 272)
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PART III The Great Divergence
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15 World Growth since 1800 (page 303)
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16 The Proximate Sources of Divergence (page 328)
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17 Why Isn't the Whole World Developed? (page 352)
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18 Conclusion: Strange New World (page 371)
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References (page 383)
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Index (page 409)
Journal Abbreviation | Label | URL |
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JEL | 46.4 (Dec. 2008): 946-973 | http://www.jstor.org/stable/27647086 |
PDR | 34.4 (Dec. 2008): 784-787 | http://www.jstor.org/stable/25434741 |
RLFCJ | 142 (Oct. 2008): 27-31 | http://www.jstor.org/stable/30231239 |
TC | 49.3 (Jul. 2008): 779-781 | http://www.jstor.org/stable/40061438 |
JIH | 40.1 (Summer 2009): 73-74 | http://www.jstor.org/stable/40263602 |
EHR | 61.2 (May 2008): 537-539 | http://www.jstor.org/stable/40057551 |
SC | 318.5849 (Oct. 2007): 394-396 | http://www.jstor.org/stable/20051382 |
HTE | 41.2 (Feb. 2008): 253-254 | http://www.jstor.org/stable/40543832 |
EnS | 9.4 (Dec. 2008): 854-856 | http://muse.jhu.edu/login?auth=0&type=summary&url=/journals/enterprise_and_society/v009/9.4.jaffe.html |
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Published: c2007
Publisher: Princeton University Press
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