[PDF][PDF] The great divergence: China, Europe, and the making of the modern world economy
K Pomeranz - 2000 - academia.edu
The Great Divergence brings new insight to one of the classic questions of history: Why did
sustained industrial growth begin in Northwest Europe, despite surprising similarities
between advanced areas of Europe and East Asia? As Ken Pomeranz shows, as recently as
1750, parallels between these two parts of the world were very high in life expectancy,
consumption, product and factor markets, and the strategies of households. Perhaps most
surprisingly, Pomeranz demonstrates that the Chinese and Japanese cores were no worse�…
sustained industrial growth begin in Northwest Europe, despite surprising similarities
between advanced areas of Europe and East Asia? As Ken Pomeranz shows, as recently as
1750, parallels between these two parts of the world were very high in life expectancy,
consumption, product and factor markets, and the strategies of households. Perhaps most
surprisingly, Pomeranz demonstrates that the Chinese and Japanese cores were no worse�…