★繼《槍炮、病菌與鋼鐵》、《人類大歷史》,
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★統一成長理論奠基者奧德‧蓋勒,
從經濟學視角來看三十萬年人類大歷史——
是什麼力量推動人類社會進步?
為什麼全世界的進步如此不平等?
未來我們可以怎麼做,讓世界更好?
「蓋勒的研究雄心勃勃,他提出了一個相當簡單的、
「為什麼在整個人類歷史中,直到最近兩百年生活水準才突飛猛進?
「為什麼國與國有如此巨大的差距,有些差距還不斷擴大?」
這兩大疑問是布朗大學經濟學巨擘奧德‧
自智人出現的近三十萬年來,縱然技術不斷進步:
對此,馬爾薩斯提出《人口論》,指出人口太多(按等比級數繁衍)
然而,馬爾薩斯的困境到十八、十九世紀的工業革命被打破了。
是什麼改變了人類的命運?
蓋勒以經濟學觀點提出,問題不只在技術進度,
然而,為什麼世界上的某些地區比其他地區更加富裕?
過往的解答往往聚焦在工業革命後,
那麼,現在的我們要如何讓人類更富裕、也更平等?
縱然科技發展、經濟成長讓數十億人脫離貧、病、亂之苦,
財富、平等以及人口的變遷,帶我們從過去走向未來。《
─本書特色─
1. 人類如何逃脫貧困、走向財富曙光?走一趟三十萬年人類經濟大歷史
本書考察從東非起源的智人三十萬年來漫長的脫貧之旅,
2. 萬眾矚目!「統一成長理論」創立者奧德‧蓋勒的研究總結
奧德‧蓋勒教授被喻為和達爾文、愛因斯坦同等級的思想家,
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劉瑞華(清華大學經濟學系教授)
王道還(生物人類學者)
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