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The journey of humanity : the origins of wealth and inequality / Oded Galor
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出版・頒布事項
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[New York] : Dutton , [2022]
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形態事項
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ix, 287 pages : illustrations, maps, charts ; 24 cm
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巻号情報
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内容著作注記
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Mysteries of the human journey
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[Part] I: The human odyssey. First steps. Genesis ; Exodus from the cradle of humankind ; Early settlement ; The dawn of civilisation
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Lost in stagnation. The Malthusian thesis ; The inevitable onset of agriculture ; Population swings ; The economic ice age
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The storm beneath the surface. Unified growth theory ; Wheels of change
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Full steam. Acceleration of technological development ; Education in the pre-industrial era ; Industrialisation and human capital ; The advent of universal public education ; Child labour no more
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Metamorphosis. Triggers of the demographic transition ; Family tales ; Phase transition
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The promised land. The twilight of industry ; The age of growth ; Growth and environmental degradation
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Coda: resolving the mystery of growth
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[Part] II: The origins of wealth and inequality. Splendour and misery. Disparate factors ; Rusty tools ; Trade, colonialism and uneven development ; Deep-rooted factors
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The fingerprints of institutions. Institutional origins of the British ascent ; Institutions and long-run development ; The legacy of colonialism ; Origins of institutions
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The cultural factor. The power of culture ; A culture of growth ; Cultural inertia ; Culture and prosperity
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The shadow of geography. Landscape fragmentation and the rise of Europe ; Origins of extractive institutions ; Geographical roots of cultural traits ; Roots of comparative development
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The legacy of the agricultural revolution. Roots and impacts of the Neolithic revolution ; The grains of civilisation ; Ceding the head start ; Geography's decree
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Out of Africa. Origins of human diversity ; Measuring diversity ; Diversity and prosperity ; The grip of the past
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Coda: unravelling the mystery of inequality
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Afterword
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Content Type: text (rdacontent), Media Type: unmediated (rdamedia), Carrier Type: volume (rdacarrier)
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"Adapted from The Journey of Humanity, first published in Hebrew in Israel by Kinneret Zmora-Bitan Dvir, Israel, in 2020" -- title page verso
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"An earlier version of this book was written jointly in Hebrew, with Dr. Ori Katz, and was translated to English by Eylon Levy, before being modified" -- title page verso
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-271) and index
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Summary: "Why are humans the only species to have escaped - only very recently - the subsistence trap, allowing us to enjoy a standard of living that vastly exceeds all others? And why have we progressed so unequally around the world, resulting in the great disparities between nations that exist today? Immense in scope and packed with astounding connections, Galor's gripping narrative explains how technology, population size, and adaptation led to a stunning "phase change" in the human story a mere two hundred years ago. But by tracing that same journey back in time and peeling away the layers of influence - colonialism, political institutions, societal structure, culture - he arrives also at an explanation of inequality's ultimate causes: those ancestral populations that enjoyed fruitful geographical characteristics and rich diversity were set on the path to prosperity, while those that lacked it were disadvantaged in ways still echoed today. As we face ecological crisis across the globe, The Journey of Huma
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学情ID
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BC15208091
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本文言語コード
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英語
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著者標目リンク
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*Galor, Oded, 1953- <> author
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分類標目
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LCC:HD78
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分類標目
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DC23:338.9001
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件名標目等
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Economic development
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件名標目等
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Economic history
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件名標目等
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Equality
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件名標目等
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economic development. aat
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HISTORY / Civilization. bisacsh
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HISTORY / World. bisacsh
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social. bisacsh
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件名標目等
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Economic development. fast (OCoLC)fst00901785
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Economic history. fast (OCoLC)fst00901974
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件名標目等
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Equality. fast (OCoLC)fst00914456
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件名標目等
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Informational works. lcgft
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