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Unified Growth Theory
Oded Galor
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Description for Unified Growth Theory
Hardback. Presents a unified theory of economic growth since the dawn of civilization. This title provides a comprehensive overview of the three phases of the development process. It analyzes the Malthusian theory and its empirical support. It examines theories of demographic transition and their empirical significance. Num Pages: 328 pages, 74 line illus. 12 tables. BIC Classification: JHBD; KCA; KCG; KCM; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 164 x 27. Weight in Grams: 614.
For most of the vast span of human history, economic growth was all but nonexistent. Then, about two centuries ago, some nations began to emerge from this epoch of economic stagnation, experiencing sustained economic growth that led to significant increases in standards of living and profoundly altered the level and distribution of wealth, population, education, and health across the globe. The question ever since has been--why? This is the first book to put forward a unified theory of economic growth that accounts for the entire growth process, from the dawn of civilization to today. Oded Galor, who founded the field ... Read more
For most of the vast span of human history, economic growth was all but nonexistent. Then, about two centuries ago, some nations began to emerge from this epoch of economic stagnation, experiencing sustained economic growth that led to significant increases in standards of living and profoundly altered the level and distribution of wealth, population, education, and health across the globe. The question ever since has been--why? This is the first book to put forward a unified theory of economic growth that accounts for the entire growth process, from the dawn of civilization to today. Oded Galor, who founded the field ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Weight
614g
Number of Pages
344
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691130026
SKU
V9780691130026
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About Oded Galor
Oded Galor is the Herbert H. Goldberger Professor of Economics at Brown University.
Reviews for Unified Growth Theory
One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2011 "Galor is the founder of unified growth theory. The theory seeks to uncover the principal forces behind the world's transition from the subsistence livelihoods experienced by early antecessors to the exponential increases in living standards that came with the Industrial Revolution... This book is a must for anyone interested in economic growth."
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