| Title |
Why Europe grew rich and Asia did not : global economic divergence 1600-1850 |
| Sub Title |
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| Author(s) |
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| Call No |
330.9402 PAR |
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| ISBN |
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| Volume |
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| Publisher Name |
Cambridge University Press |
| Publishing Year |
2011 |
| Edition |
1st |
| Pages |
365 |
| Price |
1595.00 INR |
| Text Language |
English |
| Available |
Yes, Accessions:[ 102239 ] |
| Description |
"Why Europe Grew Rich and Asia Did Not provides a striking new answer to the classic question of why Europe industrialised from the late eighteenth century and Asia did not. Drawing significantly from the case of India, Prasannan Parthasarathi shows that in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries the advanced regions of Europe and Asia were more alike than different, both characterized by sophisticated and growing economies. Their subsequent divergence can be attributed to different competitive |
| Keywords |
Europe-Economic development-History; Asia-Economic development-History; Europe-Economic conditions; Asia-Economic conditions |