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Great Divergence and Great Convergence

Hardcover • 2015 • 1. edition

Great Divergence and Great Convergence

By Leonid Grinin, Andrey Korotayev

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This new monograph provides a stimulating new take on hotly contested topics in world modernization and the globalizing economy. It begins by situating what is called the Great Divergence--the social/technological revolution that led European nations to outpace the early dominance of Asia--in historical context over centuries. This is contrasted with an equally powerful Great Convergence, the recent economic and technological expansion taking place in Third World nations and characterized by nar...Show more

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9783319177793

Publisher

Springer International Publishing AG

Published year

2015

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1

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Great Divergence and Great Convergence

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Hardcover

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