- Economic conditions, Comparative economics, Economic development, History
"Why did sustained industrial growth begin in Northwest Europe, despite surprising similarities between advanced areas of Europe and East Asia?".
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About the book
- Author
- Kenneth Pomeranz
- First published
- February 22, 2000
- Pages
- 392
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Editions
- 6
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780691005430
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First sentence
“THERE IS no consensus on how Europe became uniquely wealthy by the mid-nineteenth century.”
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