Before and Beyond Divergence

Before and Beyond Divergence
ISBN-10
0674061292
ISBN-13
9780674061293
Category
Business & Economics
Pages
290
Language
English
Published
2011-04-01
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Authors
Roy Bin Wong, Jean-Laurent Rosenthal

Description

Why did sustained economic growth arise in Europe rather than in China? The authors combine economic theory and historical evidence to argue that political processes drove the economic divergence between the two world regions, with continued consequences today that become clear in this innovative account.

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