Living standards in the past: new perspectives on well-being in asia and europe
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press
ISBN :
9780199280681
Date de publication :
24 mars 2005
Dimensions :
24,1 x 16,4 x 3,2 cm
Poids :
889 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
When did Europe pull ahead of Asia in terms of living standards? A number of well-known scholars compare economic and demographic indicators of well-being in the pre-industrial period. The emerging picture is not one of great differences, but of considerable similarities in standard of living between Europe and Asia before the Industrial Revolution.