Clark, Gregory,   1957- <br/><br/>
A farewell to alms   a brief economic hi story of the world /   [electronic resource] : 
Gregory Clark. 
 - Princeton :   Princeton University Press,   c2007. 
 - xii, 420 p. :   ill., maps ;   24 cm. 
 - Princeton economic history of the western world .
 - ACLS Humanities E-Book. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 383-407) and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction : the sixteen-page economic history of the world -- The logic of the Malthusian economy -- Material living standards -- Fertil ity -- Life expectancy -- Malthus and Darwin : survival of the richest -- Technological advance -- Institutions and growth -- The emergence of modern man -- Modern growth : the wealth of nations -- The puzzle of t he industrial revolution -- The industrial revolution in England -- Why England? Why not China, Japan or India? -- Social consequences -- Worl d growth since 1800 -- The proximate sources of divergence -- Why isn't the whole world developed? -- Conclusion : strange new world. 
<br/><br/><br/> Electronic text and image data. <br/> Ann Arbor, Mich. : <br/> University of Michigan, Michigan Publishing, <br/> 2013. <br/> Includes both TIFF files and keyword searchable text. <br/> ([ACLS Humanities E-Book]) <br/> Mode of a ccess: Intranet. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/> Economic history.