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The Great Escape

Paperback • 2015 • 1. edition

The Great Escape

By Angus Deaton

1 Ratings • 4.0 of 5

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About the book

The world is a better place than it used to be. People are healthier, wealthier, and live longer. Yet the escapes from destitution by so many has left gaping inequalities between people and nations. In The Great Escape, Angus Deaton--one of the foremost experts on economic development and on poverty--tells the remarkable story of how, beginning 250 years ago, some parts of the world experienced sustained progress, opening up gaps and setting the stage for today's disproportionately unequal world...Show more

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9780691165622

Publisher

Princeton University Press

Published year

2015

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1

Original title

The Great Escape

Format

Paperback

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