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100			_a Clark, Gregory, _d 1957-
245			_a A farewell to alms _h [electronic resource] : _b a brief economic hi story of the world / _c Gregory Clark.
260			_a Princeton : _b Princeton University Press, _c c2007.
300			_a xii, 420 p. : _b ill., maps ; _c 24 cm.
490			_a Princeton economic history of the western world
504			_a Includes bibliographical references (p. 383-407) and index.
505			_a 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.
533			_a Electronic text and image data. _b Ann Arbor, Mich. : _c University of Michigan, Michigan Publishing, _d 2013. _e Includes both TIFF files and keyword searchable text. _f ([ACLS Humanities E-Book]) _n Mode of a ccess: Intranet.
650			_a Economic history.
710			_a American Council of Learned Societies.
773			_t ACLS Humanities E-Book. _n URL: http://www.humanitiesebook.org/
776			_c Original _z 9780691121352 _w (DLC) 2007015166
830			_a ACLS Humanities E-Book.
856			_z Electronic access restricted; authentication may be required: _u http://hdl.handle.net/2027/heb.30993
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