Global economic history
a very short introduction
- ISBN: 9780198921837
- Editorial: Oxford University Press
- Fecha de la edición: 2026
- Lugar de la edición: Oxford. Reino Unido
- Edición número: 2nd ed.
- Colección: Very Short Introductions
- Encuadernación: Rústica
- Medidas: 17 cm
- Nº Pág.: 176
- Idiomas: Inglés
Why are some countries rich, and some poor? Does this status persist throughout time, and if so, why? How can a country escape poverty?
In this Very Short Introduction, Robert C. Allen explores the interplay of geography, globalization, technological change, economic policy, and institutions, to show how they have determined the wealth and poverty of nations around the world. Using historical examples to analyse the factors that have influenced growth, he exposes what has caused the unequal world we live in today, focusing on recent changes in equality and world economic disruption.
1:The great divergence
2:The rise of the West
3:The Industrial Revolution
4:The ascent of the rich
5:The great empires
6:The Americas
7:Africa
8:The standard model and late industrialization
9:Big Push industrialization
