Living Standards in the Past. New Perspectives on Well-Being in Asia and Europe

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• The main concern of this book is to determine when the gap in living standards between the East and the West emerged. Why did Europe experience industrialization and modern economic growth before China, India, or Japan? This is one of the most fundamental questions in Economic history and one that has provoked intense debate. The established view, dating back to Adam Smith, is that the gap emerged long before the industrial revolution.

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SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP  -- Ekonomi och näringsliv -- Ekonomisk historia (hsv//swe)

SOCIAL SCIENCES  -- Economics and Business -- Economic History (hsv//eng)

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Adam Smith

demographic indicators

seventeenth century economics

eighteenth century economics

Eastern economics

Western economics

economic stress

demographic vulnerability

living standards

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