Description: Further DetailsTitle: The Great EscapeCondition: NewEAN: 9780691165622ISBN: 9780691165622Publisher: Princeton University PressFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 05/26/2015Item Height: 216mmItem Length: 140mmItem Weight: 312gAuthor: Angus DeatonLanguage: EnglishSubtitle: Health, Wealth, and the Origins of InequalityISBN-10: 0691165629Description: The world is a better place than it used to be. People are healthier, wealthier, and live longer. Yet the escapes from destitution by so many has left gaping inequalities between people and nations. In The Great Escape, Angus Deaton--one of the foremost experts on economic development and on poverty--tells the remarkable story of how, beginning 250 years ago, some parts of the world experienced sustained progress, opening up gaps and setting the stage for today's disproportionately unequal world. Deaton takes an in-depth look at the historical and ongoing patterns behind the health and wealth of nations, and addresses what needs to be done to help those left behind. Deaton describes vast innovations and wrenching setbacks: the successes of antibiotics, pest control, vaccinations, and clean water on the one hand, and disastrous famines and the HIV/AIDS epidemic on the other. He examines the United States, a nation that has prospered but is today experiencing slower growth and increasing inequality. He also considers how economic growth in India and China has improved the lives of more than a billion people. Deaton argues that international aid has been ineffective and even harmful.He suggests alternative efforts--including reforming incentives to drug companies and lifting trade restrictions--that will allow the developing world to bring about its own Great Escape. Demonstrating how changes in health and living standards have transformed our lives, The Great Escape is a powerful guide to addressing the well-being of all nations.Country/Region of Manufacture: USGenre: Business & FinanceRelease Year: 2015 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Publication Name: The Great Escape
Title: The Great Escape
EAN: 9780691165622
ISBN: 9780691165622
Release Date: 05/26/2015
Release Year: 2015
Subtitle: Health, Wealth, and the Origins of Inequality
ISBN-10: 0691165629
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Book Title: Great Escape : Health, Wealth, and the Origins of Inequality
Number of Pages: 376 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication Year: 2015
Topic: Public Health, Economic History, Sociology / General, Globalization, Development / Economic Development, Economics / General
Item Height: 1.1 in
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Political Science, Social Science, Business & Economics, Medical
Item Weight: 11 Oz
Author: Angus Deaton
Item Length: 8.5 in
Item Width: 5.5 in
Format: Trade Paperback
