The great divergence : China, Europe, and the making of the modern world economy / Kenneth Pomeranz.
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TextLanguage: English Publisher: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2021Copyright date: ©2021Edition: First Princeton classics paperback editionDescription: xxii, 382 pages ; 21 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780691217185 (paperback)Subject(s): Economic development -- History | Comparative economics | History -- Modern -- 19th Century | Europe -- Economic conditions -- 18th century | Europe -- Economic conditions -- 19th century | China -- Economic conditions -- 1644-1912 | Europe -- Economic conditions -- 1789-1900LOC classification: HC240 .P5965 2021Subject: A landmark comparative history of Europe and China that examines why the Industrial Revolution emerged in the WestThe Great Divergence sheds light on one of the great questions of history: Why did sustained industrial growth begin in Northwest Europe? Historian Kenneth Pomeranz shows that as recently as 1750, life expectancy, consumption, and product and factor markets were comparable in Europe and East Asia. Moreover, key regions in China and Japan were no worse off ecologically than those in Western Europe, with each region facing corresponding shortages of land-intensive products. Pomeranz's comparative lens reveals the two critical factors resulting in Europe's nineteenth-century divergence--the fortunate location of coal and access to trade with the New World. As East Asia's economy stagnated, Europe narrowly escaped the same fate largely due to favorable resource stocks from underground and overseas. This Princeton Classics edition includes a preface from the author and makes a powerful historical work available to new readers.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-371) and index (pages 373-382).
A landmark comparative history of Europe and China that examines why the Industrial Revolution emerged in the WestThe Great Divergence sheds light on one of the great questions of history: Why did sustained industrial growth begin in Northwest Europe? Historian Kenneth Pomeranz shows that as recently as 1750, life expectancy, consumption, and product and factor markets were comparable in Europe and East Asia. Moreover, key regions in China and Japan were no worse off ecologically than those in Western Europe, with each region facing corresponding shortages of land-intensive products. Pomeranz's comparative lens reveals the two critical factors resulting in Europe's nineteenth-century divergence--the fortunate location of coal and access to trade with the New World. As East Asia's economy stagnated, Europe narrowly escaped the same fate largely due to favorable resource stocks from underground and overseas. This Princeton Classics edition includes a preface from the author and makes a powerful historical work available to new readers.