TY  - GEN
AB  - "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."--Jacket.
AU  - Bernstein, William J.,
AU  - Bernstein, William J.
CN  - HC79.W4
ID  - 23663
KW  - Intellectual property : Economic aspects.
KW  - Intellectual capital.
KW  - Economic history.
KW  - Wealth.
KW  - Innovation and invention.
KW  - Quality of life.
KW  - Histoire économique.
KW  - Richesse.
KW  - Qualité de la vie.
LK  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/bios/mh042/2003026155.html
LK  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/mh041/2003026155.html
LK  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0411/2003026155.html
N2  - "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."--Jacket.
SN  - 0071421920
T1  - The birth of plenty :how the prosperity of the modern world was created /
TI  - The birth of plenty :how the prosperity of the modern world was created /
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/bios/mh042/2003026155.html
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/mh041/2003026155.html
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0411/2003026155.html
ER  -