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Great Escape
Health, Wealth, and the Origins of Inequality
Angus Deaton · 2013 · 528 pages
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Angus Deaton, Nobel Laureate in Economics, investigates how some nations escaped poverty, disease, and premature death—the 'great escape'—while others were left behind. The book explores the mechanisms of economic growth, medical innovation, and social change that enabled unprecedented human development over the past two centuries, and why this promise has not become universal.
With historical perspective and scientific rigor, Deaton challenges simplistic narratives about global development and offers a nuanced analysis of the deep-rooted causes of contemporary inequality. A fundamental work for understanding modern economic history and humanity's outstanding challenges.
Book details
| Author | Angus Deaton |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Great Escape |
| Year of publication | 2013 |
| Pages | 528 |
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