How the World Became Rich: The Historical Origins of Economic Growth
- Book
- 2022
- #EconomicGrowth #History
Most humans are significantly richer than their ancestors. Humanity gained nearly all of its wealth in the last two centuries. How did this come to pass? How did the world become ri...
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Number of Pages: 240
ISBN: 1509540237
ISBN-13: 9781509540235
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Jonathan Haskel @haskelecon
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Jul 17, 2022
Agreed, absolutely brilliant book!
Stian Westlake @stianwestlake
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Jul 16, 2022
Just finished @MarkKoyama and @jaredcrubin's terrific "How The World Became Rich", a stylishly written, accessible survey of what we know about the history of economic growth. So good it made me want to pack everything in and do a PhD in Economic History!
Tyler Cowen @TylerCowen
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Nov 23, 2022
- Curated in Best non-fiction books of 2022