The Resource The great breakthrough and its cause, Julian L. Simon ; edited by Timur Kuran
The great breakthrough and its cause, Julian L. Simon ; edited by Timur Kuran
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- Summary
- "One of Julian Simon's last works-in-progress, cut short just before completion by his death in early 1998, The Great Breakthrough and Its Cause explores the question of why human progress accelerated in Western Europe starting around 1750. Why did the mortality rate, household consumption level, speeds of travel and communication, literacy rate, and other aspects of the standard of living leap above those in the previous centuries and millennia? What forces caused this extraordinary development to occur when it did - or even to occur at all - rather than centuries or millennia earlier or later?" "Simon answers these questions by arguing persuasively that the total quantity of humanity - and the nexus of human numbers with technology - has been the main driving force behind what he calls "Sudden Modern Progress." Further, he continues, if population numbers had risen more rapidly than they did, the "Great Breakthrough" would have occurred earlier. He also asserts that institutional changes, phenomena often credited for human progress, are from a very long-run perspective a result of population growth. And finally, he seeks to refute two seeming counterexamples, China and India, that reached high population densities prior to the modern period without accelerated growth in consumer welfare. In his inimitable style, Simon meticulously backs up his arguments with extensive use of a wide variety of data. Along the way, he also takes on the arguments of other writers on the subject of population growth and progress, such as Joel Mokyr and Eric Jones." "Completed and polished by Timur Kuran, this exploration into the great explosion of consumer welfare will stimulate, challenge, and foster high-level intellectual debate on the question of human progress. It will be of particular interest to demographers, economic historians, and a broad array of social scientists."--BOOK JACKET
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xxii, 214 pages
- Contents
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- 1. Introduction
- 2. The Theoretical Framework
- 3. Evidence on the Long-Run Progress-Population Connection
- 4. Very-Long-Run, Slow-Changing Processes
- 5. The Enigma of China, India, and Europe
- 6. Summary and Conclusions
- 7. Epilogue
- Isbn
- 9780472110971
- Label
- The great breakthrough and its cause
- Title
- The great breakthrough and its cause
- Statement of responsibility
- Julian L. Simon ; edited by Timur Kuran
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "One of Julian Simon's last works-in-progress, cut short just before completion by his death in early 1998, The Great Breakthrough and Its Cause explores the question of why human progress accelerated in Western Europe starting around 1750. Why did the mortality rate, household consumption level, speeds of travel and communication, literacy rate, and other aspects of the standard of living leap above those in the previous centuries and millennia? What forces caused this extraordinary development to occur when it did - or even to occur at all - rather than centuries or millennia earlier or later?" "Simon answers these questions by arguing persuasively that the total quantity of humanity - and the nexus of human numbers with technology - has been the main driving force behind what he calls "Sudden Modern Progress." Further, he continues, if population numbers had risen more rapidly than they did, the "Great Breakthrough" would have occurred earlier. He also asserts that institutional changes, phenomena often credited for human progress, are from a very long-run perspective a result of population growth. And finally, he seeks to refute two seeming counterexamples, China and India, that reached high population densities prior to the modern period without accelerated growth in consumer welfare. In his inimitable style, Simon meticulously backs up his arguments with extensive use of a wide variety of data. Along the way, he also takes on the arguments of other writers on the subject of population growth and progress, such as Joel Mokyr and Eric Jones." "Completed and polished by Timur Kuran, this exploration into the great explosion of consumer welfare will stimulate, challenge, and foster high-level intellectual debate on the question of human progress. It will be of particular interest to demographers, economic historians, and a broad array of social scientists."--BOOK JACKET
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1932-1998
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Simon, Julian Lincoln
- Dewey number
- 304.6
- Government publication
- government publication of a state province territory dependency etc
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- HB849.41
- LC item number
- .S548 2000
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Kuran, Timur
- Series statement
- Economics, cognition, and society
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Population
- Economic development
- Label
- The great breakthrough and its cause, Julian L. Simon ; edited by Timur Kuran
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-214)
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- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
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- txt
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- Contents
- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Theoretical Framework -- 3. Evidence on the Long-Run Progress-Population Connection -- 4. Very-Long-Run, Slow-Changing Processes -- 5. The Enigma of China, India, and Europe -- 6. Summary and Conclusions -- 7. Epilogue
- Control code
- 44634378
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xxii, 214 pages
- Isbn
- 9780472110971
- Isbn Type
- (cloth : alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 00059983
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- unmediated
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- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- Label
- The great breakthrough and its cause, Julian L. Simon ; edited by Timur Kuran
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-214)
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Theoretical Framework -- 3. Evidence on the Long-Run Progress-Population Connection -- 4. Very-Long-Run, Slow-Changing Processes -- 5. The Enigma of China, India, and Europe -- 6. Summary and Conclusions -- 7. Epilogue
- Control code
- 44634378
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xxii, 214 pages
- Isbn
- 9780472110971
- Isbn Type
- (cloth : alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 00059983
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- Other physical details
- illustrations
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