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Unified Growth Theory / Oded Galor.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2011]Copyright date: ©2011Description: 1 online resource (328 p.) : 74 line illus. 12 tablesContent type:
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ISBN:
  • 9780691130026
  • 9781400838868
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 338.9001
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  • online - DeGruyter
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
  • Issued also in print.
Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- CHAPTER 1. Introduction -- CHAPTER 2. From Stagnation to Growth -- CHAPTER 3. The Malthusian Theory -- CHAPTER 4. Theories of the Demographic Transition -- CHAPTER 5. Unified Growth Theory -- CHAPTER 6. Unified Growth Theory and Comparative Development -- CHAPTER 7. Human Evolution and the Process of Development -- CHAPTER 8. Concluding Remarks -- References -- Name Index -- Subject Index
Summary: 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 of unified growth theory, identifies the historical and prehistorical forces behind the differential transition timing from stagnation to growth and the emergence of income disparity around the world. Galor shows how the interaction between technological progress and population ultimately raised the importance of education in coping with the rapidly changing technological environment, brought about significant reduction in fertility rates, and enabled some economies to devote greater resources toward a steady increase in per capita income, paving the way for sustained economic growth. Presents a unified theory of economic growth from the dawn of civilization to today Explains the worldwide disparities in living standards and population we see today Provides a comprehensive overview of the three phases of the development process Analyzes the Malthusian theory and its empirical support Examines theories of demographic transition and their empirical significance Explores the interaction between economic development and human evolution
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- CHAPTER 1. Introduction -- CHAPTER 2. From Stagnation to Growth -- CHAPTER 3. The Malthusian Theory -- CHAPTER 4. Theories of the Demographic Transition -- CHAPTER 5. Unified Growth Theory -- CHAPTER 6. Unified Growth Theory and Comparative Development -- CHAPTER 7. Human Evolution and the Process of Development -- CHAPTER 8. Concluding Remarks -- References -- Name Index -- Subject Index

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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 of unified growth theory, identifies the historical and prehistorical forces behind the differential transition timing from stagnation to growth and the emergence of income disparity around the world. Galor shows how the interaction between technological progress and population ultimately raised the importance of education in coping with the rapidly changing technological environment, brought about significant reduction in fertility rates, and enabled some economies to devote greater resources toward a steady increase in per capita income, paving the way for sustained economic growth. Presents a unified theory of economic growth from the dawn of civilization to today Explains the worldwide disparities in living standards and population we see today Provides a comprehensive overview of the three phases of the development process Analyzes the Malthusian theory and its empirical support Examines theories of demographic transition and their empirical significance Explores the interaction between economic development and human evolution

Issued also in print.

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In English.

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