This monograph explores the causes of the West's economic growth over the last 2,000 years and contrasts it with the economic history of the rest of the world.
Series: Routledge Library Editions: History & Philosophy of ScienceFirst Published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
This book seeks to identify the forces which explain how and why some parts of the world have grown rich and others have lagged behind. Encompassing 2000 years of history, Part 1begins with the Roman
Hailed a "an outstanding contribution to our knowledge of the way in which western economies work" [Times Literary Supplement], this penetrating study of economic growth compares and analyzes tic rate
In terms of output, the USSR and Japan account for one-fifth of the world's economy, occupying second and third places behind the United States. Japan has the world's fastest growth of per capita inco
Maddison (economic growth and development emeritus, U. of Groningen) puts China's high level of growth in perspective in this treatment of the nation's economy across a range of historical and politic
