3. Living Standards

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. 1. Introduction: The Sixteen-Page Economic History of the World 1
6. PART I The Malthusian Trap: Economic Life to 1800
7. 2. The Logic of the Malthusian Economy 19
8. 3. Living Standards 40
9. 4. Fertility 71
10. 5. Life Expectancy 91
11. 6. Malthus and Darwin: Survival of the Richest 112
12. 7. Technological Advance 133
13. 8. Institutions and Growth 145
14. 9. The Emergence of Modern Man 166
15. PART II The Industrial Revolution
16. 10. Modern Growth: The Wealth of Nations 193
17. 11. The Puzzle of the Industrial Revolution 208
18. 12. The Industrial Revolution in England 230
19. 13. Why England? Why Not China, India, or Japan? 259
20. 14. Social Consequences 272
21. PART III The Great Divergence
22. 15. World Growth since 1800 303
23. 16. The Proximate Sources of Divergence 328
24. 17. Why Isn’t the Whole World Developed? 352
25. 18. Conclusion: Strange New World 371
26. Technical Appendix 379
27. References 383
28. Index 409
29. Figure Credits 419