| Description |
xiv, 200 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Economics, cognition, and society |
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Economics, cognition, and society.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page) and index. |
| Contents |
Historical overview -- Revolution or evolution? : the epoch of modern economic growth -- The international impact of modern economic growth -- Modern economic growth and the national economy -- Why isn't the whole world developed? : institutions and the spread of economic growth -- The nature and causes of the mortality revolution -- Malthus revisited : the economic impact of rapid |
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population growth -- The fertility transition : its nature and causes -- Secular stagnation resurrected : population and the economy in developed countries -- Does satisfying material needs increase human happiness? -- The next century in historical perspective. |
| Subject |
Economic development -- History.
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Economic forecasting.
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| ISBN |
0472106945 (cloth : acid-free paper) |
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