Philip T. Hoffman: Why Europe? | Taschenbuch

Cover: 9780521738446 | Why Europe? | Philip T. Hoffman | Taschenbuch | Englisch | 2026

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Economic growth transformed the world. It freed us from a world where nearly everyone was mired in poverty and half of all children died before reaching adulthood. However, these benefits have not been felt everywhere, nor by everyone. In this groundbreaking new account of the divergence between east and west, Philip T. Hoffman uncovers the ultimate causes of economic growth and the reasons why it originated in seventeenth-century western Europe. He examines the relative impacts of a wide range of economic, political, and social factors, from high wages, cheap capital, and financial institutions to political fragmentation, porous borders, and interstate warfare. Through accessible economic principles and fascinating case studies, he demonstrates why growth began in Britain, why it spread so unevenly elsewhere, and why inequality inhibits growth.

Über den Autor

Philip T. Hoffman is Emeritus Professor of Business Economics and History at the California Institute of Technology. A Guggenheim Fellow and former president of the Economic History Association and the Social Science History Association, he is also the author of Dark Matter Credit (2019).

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction; [...]ope's advantages: demography, agriculture, and the environment; 3. War, conquest, and politics in Europe's rise; 4. Ideas, beliefs, and culture; 5. Why Britain was the first country in Europe to industrialize; 6. Institutions and Britain's pioneering industrialization; 7. Why some economies grew rich and others fell behind; Bibliography; Index.

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2026
Genre:	Geschichte , Importe
Rubrik:	Geisteswissenschaften
Medium:	Taschenbuch
ISBN-13:	9780521738446
ISBN-10:	052173844X
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Hoffman, Philip T.
Hersteller:	Cambridge University Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	229 x 152 x 14 mm
Von/Mit:	Philip T. Hoffman
Erscheinungsdatum:	01.06.2026
Gewicht:	0,374 kg