Global Divergence and Economic Change

Jared Rubin

Chapter 23 in An Economist’s Guide to Economic History, 2018, pp 193-200 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract An explosion in wealth occurred in Western countries in the second half of the second millennium. Meanwhile, the economies of the rest of the world remained relatively stagnant. Understanding the causes of this divergence is one of the great tasks of economic history. This chapter discusses how warfare, institutions, and culture play pivotal roles in recent theories of global divergence.

JEL-codes: N10 N40 O10 O40 O57 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-96568-0_23

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