A Farewell to Alms: A Brief Economic History of the World (Princeton Economic History of the Western World) Book + PRICE WATCH * Amazon pricing is not included in price watch

A Farewell to Alms: A Brief Economic History of the World (Princeton Economic History of the Western World) Book

Why are some parts of the world so rich and others so poor? Why did the Industrial Revolution occur in eighteenth-century England, and not at some other time, or in some other place? This title tackles these profound questions and suggests a fresh way in which culture explains the wealth, and the poverty, of nations.Read More

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    A Farewell to Alms : Paperback : Princeton University Press : 9780691141282 : 0691141282 : 20 Mar 2009 : Why are some parts of the world so rich and others so poor? Why did the Industrial Revolution occur in eighteenth-century England, and not at some other time, or in some other place? This title tackles these profound questions and suggests a fresh way in which culture explains the wealth, and the poverty, of nations.

  • Blackwell

    Clark tackles profound economic questions and provocatively argues that culture--not exploitation, geography, or resources--determines the wealth, and the poverty, of nations. Illustrated. Why are some parts of the world so rich and others so poor?

  • 0691141282
  • 9780691141282
  • Gregory Clark
  • 29 December 2008
  • Princeton University Press
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 432
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