A farewell to alms: A brief economic history of the world/ (Record no. 149367)
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| International Standard Book Number | 9780691121352 |
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| Transcribing agency | CUS |
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| Classification number | 330.9 |
| Item number | CLA/A |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Clark, Gregory |
| 245 #2 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | A farewell to alms: A brief economic history of the world/ |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | Gregory Clark |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | New Jersey: |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Princeton University press, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2007. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 420 p. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Preface ix Acknowledgments xi Chapter 1: Introduction: The Sixteen-Page Economic History of the World 1 PART I: The Malthusian Trap: Economic Life to 1800 Chapter 2: The Logic of the Malthusian Economy 19 Chapter 3: Living Standards 40 Chapter 4: Fertility 71 Chapter 5: Life Expectancy 91 Chapter 6: Malthus and Darwin: Survival of the Richest 112 Chapter 7: Technological Advance 133 Chapter 8: Institutions and Growth 145 Chapter 9: The Emergence of Modern Man 166 PART II: The Industrial Revolution Chapter 10: Modern Growth: The Wealth of Nations 193 Chapter 11: The Puzzle of the Industrial Revolution 208 Chapter 12: The Industrial Revolution in England 230 Chapter 13: Why England? Why Not China, India, or Japan? 259 Chapter 14: Social Consequences 272 PART III: The Great Divergence Chapter 15: World Growth since 1800 303 Chapter 16: The Proximate Sources of Divergence 328 Chapter 17: Why Isn't the Whole World Developed? 352 Chapter 18: Conclusion: Strange New World 371 Technical Appendix 379 References 383 Index 409 Figure Credits 419 |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT | |
| Keyword | Economic history. |
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| Koha item type | General Books |
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| Central Library, Sikkim University | Central Library, Sikkim University | General Book Section | 28/08/2016 | 330.9 CLA/A | P04028 | 12/07/2018 | 12/07/2018 | General Books |