Why Europe Grew Rich and Asia Did Not: Global Economic Divergence, 1600–1850
Why Europe Grew Rich and Asia Did Not explores the contrasting economic paths of Europe and Asia between 1600 and 1850. Prasannan Parthasarathi presents a comparative global history of economic divergence, examining the historical development of Europe’s growing wealth alongside Asia’s different trajectory.
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Why Europe Grew Rich and Asia Did Not examines global economic divergence between Europe and Asia from 1600 to 1850.
Prasannan Parthasarathi focuses on the historical conditions associated with Europe’s growing wealth and Asia’s contrasting economic trajectory.
Spanning two and a half centuries, the book places economic change within a broad comparative and global framework.
It offers readers an accessible way to consider the historical development of regional inequalities and the forces behind them.
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