How the world became rich : the historical origins of economic growth

By:

Koyama, Mark

Contributor(s):

Rubin, Jared

Publication details: Polity 2022 CambridgeDescription: 259pISBN:

9781509540235

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

338.9 KOY

Summary: The authors discuss the various theories that explain why modern economic growth began in the 18th century in Britain and why it took until the late 20th and 21st centuries for other countries to catch up. They discuss how geography, politics, culture, demography, and colonialism all played a role in the path to modern riches. They explain that there are certain prerequisites for economic growth, but that no one panacea exists for all societies in their journey to prosperity.

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Table of Contents: 1 Why, When, and How Did the World Become Rich? 2 Did Some Societies Win the Geography Lottery? 3 Is it all Just Institutions? 4 Did Culture Make Some Rich and Others Poor? 5 Fewer Babies? 6 Was it Just a Matter of Colonization and Exploitation? 7 Why Did Northwestern Europe Become Rich First? 8 Britain's Industrial Revolution 9 The Rise of the Modern Economy 10 Industrialization and the World it Created 11 The World is Rich

The authors discuss the various theories that explain why modern economic growth began in the 18th century in Britain and why it took until the late 20th and 21st centuries for other countries to catch up. They discuss how geography, politics, culture, demography, and colonialism all played a role in the path to modern riches. They explain that there are certain prerequisites for economic growth, but that no one panacea exists for all societies in their journey to prosperity.

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