OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS MIXED FORTUNES 2014 RETAIL EBOOK-kE

TITLE: MIXED FORTUNES: AN ECONOMIC HISTORY OF CHINA, RUSSIA
AND THE WEST
PUBLISHER: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PR LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
LINK: http://is.gd/QiiVVU RELEASE TYPE: RETAIL
FORMAT: PDF RELEASE DATE: 2015.01.25
ISBN: 9780198703631 STORE DATE: 2014
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AUTHOR: VLADIMIR POPOV

BOOK

The rise of the West is often attributed the presence of certain
features in Western countries from the 16th century that were
absent in more traditional societies: the abolition of serfdom
and Protestant ethics, the protection of property rights, and
free universities. The problem with this reasoning is that
before the 16th century, there were many countries with social
structures that possessed these same features that didn't
experience rapid productivity growth

This book offers a new interpretation of the 'Great Divergence'
and 'Great Convergence' stories. It explores how Western
countries grew rich and why parts of the developing world (South
and East Asia and the Middle East) did not catch up with the West
from 1500 to 1950 but began to narrow the gap after 1950. It also
examines why others (Latin America, South Africa, and Russia)
were more successful at catching up from 1500 to 1950, but then
experienced a slowdown in economic growth compared to other
developing countries. Mixed Fortunes offers a novel
interpretation of the rise of the West and of the subsequent
development of 'the rest' and China and Russia, important
examples of two groups of developing countries, are examined in
greater detail