Robert C. Allen <br/><br/>
Global Economic History 
by Robert C. Allen 
 - New York   Oxford University Press  2011 
 - xiv, 171 pages;  Illustrations:  17 cm. 
<br/><br/>Table of Contents<br/>1: The great divergence<br/>2: The rise of the west<br/>3: The industrial revolution<br/>4: The ascent of the rich<br/>5: The great empires<br/>6: The Americas<br/>7: Africa<br/>8: The standard model and late industrialization<br/>9: Big push industrialization<br/>Epilogue 
<br/><br/> he gap between the rich and the poor can be vast. Robert C. Allen considers the main factors that contribute to this gap, looking at the interconnections between economic growth, culture, technology, and income distribution. Exploring the historical processes that have created the unequal world of today, he takes a global look at wealth worldwide. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780199596652 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>330.9