Before and Beyond Divergence

by Jean-Laurent Rosenthal and R. Bin Wong

Why did sustained economic growth arise in Europe rather than in China? The authors combine economic theory and historical evidence to argue that political processes drove the economic divergence between the two world regions, with continued consequences today that become clear in this innovative account.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674057910
• ISBN13: 9780674057913
• Release Date: April 2011
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 290 Pages
• Weight: 1.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.3"