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020			_a0071421920 _qhardcover (alk. paper)
020			_a9780071421928 _qhardcover (alk. paper)
035			_a(DLC) 2003026155
035			_a(OCoLC)53839875
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050	0	0	_aHC79.W4 _bB47 2004
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100	1		_aBernstein, William J., _eauthor. _9244933
245	1	4	_aThe birth of plenty : _bhow the prosperity of the modern world was created / _cWilliam J. Bernstein.
264		1	_aNew York : _bMcGraw-Hill, _c[2004]
264		4	_c©2004
300			_axii, 420 pages : _billustrations ; _c24 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 387-401) and index.
505	0	0	_gSect. I. _tThe sources of growth -- _gCh. 1. _tA hypothesis of wealth -- _gCh. 2. _tProperty -- _gCh. 3. _tReason -- _gCh. 4. _tCapital -- _gCh. 5. _tPower, speed, and light -- _gCh. 6. _tSynthesis of growth -- _gSect. II. _tNations -- _gCh. 7. _tThe winners - Holland and England -- _gCh. 8. _tRunners-ups -- _gCh. 9. _tThe last -- _gSect. III. _tConsequences -- _gCh. 10. _tGod, culture, mammon, and the hedonic treadmill -- _gCh. 11. _tThe great trade-off -- _gCh. 12. _tMammon and Mars : the winner's curse -- _gCh. 13. _tThe end of growth? -- _gCh. 14. _tWhen, where, and whither.
520	1		_a"The Birth of Plenty suggests - and supports with groundbreaking analysis - that from the dawn of recorded history through 1820, the "mass of man" experienced essentially zero growth, both in economic standing or living standards. It was only in the nineteenth century that the world's standard of living began to inexorably and irreversibly improve and the modern world was born." "The Birth of Plenty frames the modern world's prosperity - or, in far too many cases, continuing lack of prosperity - in terms that are ingenious yet simple, complex yet easily understood. Entertaining and provocative, it will forever change the way you view the human pursuit of happiness and bring the conflicts of both the world's superpowers and developing nations into a fascinating and informative new light."--BOOK JACKET.
588			_aMachine converted from AACR2 source record.
650		0	_aWealth _9325778
650		0	_aEconomic history _9345414
650		0	_aQuality of life. _9351904
856	4	2	_3Contributor biographical information _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/bios/mh042/2003026155.html
907			_a.b10852992 _b10-06-19 _c27-10-15
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