TY  - BOOK
AU  - Robert C Allen
AU  - Robert C Allen
TI  - Global economic history : : a very short introduction
SN  - 9780199596652
U1  - 330.9 ALL 
PY  - 2011///
CY  - London 
PB  - : Oxford University Press
KW  - Social Sciences
KW  - International economic relations
KW  - Economic indicators
N1  - The gap between the rich and the poor can be vast. Robert C. Allen considers the main factors that contribute to this gap, looking at the interconnections between economic growth, culture, technology, and income distribution. Exploring the historical processes that have created the unequal world of today, he takes a global look at wealth worldwide
N2  - 1. The great divergence; 2. The rise of the west; 3. The industrial revolution; 4. The ascent of the rich; 5. The great empires; 6. The Americas; 7. Africa; 8. The standard model and late industrialization; 9. Big push industrialization; Epilogue
ER  -