Princeton Economic History of the Western World: A Farewell to Alms (Paperback)

from l4stewar

Fantastic book. It has a nice density to it, similar to the directly referenced Guns Germs and Steel. The book has helped to renew my pride in the prosperity of the United States, and the virtues which make that prosperity possible (which I thought I'd lost permanently after reading The Shock Doc...

from nmele

Greg Clark has an interesting take on the origins of the Industrial Revolution and what he calls the Great Divergence in the development of various nations, the divergence between the rich and poor nations. He also offers some interesting and controversial speculations. Clark's basic point seems ...

from MarkStickle

This book has been trashed by the "political correctness" crowd, and they have employed their usual slash and burn technique of accusing the author of statements and arguments that are not to be found in the book itself. What Clark DOES argue -- that "economic success translated powerfully into r...

from MarkStickle

This book has been trashed by the "political correctness" crowd, and they have employed their usual slash and burn technique of accusing the author of statements and arguments that are not to be found in the book itself. What Clark DOES argue -- that "economic success translated powerfully into r...