The Escape from Hunger and Premature Death, 1700 2100
Europe, America, and the Third World
(Sprache: Englisch)
Nobel laureate Robert Fogels compelling new study examines health, nutrition and technology over the last three centuries and beyond. Chronic malnutrition is one reason why people in the past had smaller, weaker bodies and lived shorter lives than people do...
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Nobel laureate Robert Fogels compelling new study examines health, nutrition and technology over the last three centuries and beyond. Chronic malnutrition is one reason why people in the past had smaller, weaker bodies and lived shorter lives than people do today. When better agriculture began to produce more food, people began to get bigger, healthier and to live longer. This process has contributed to economic growth and technological progress. Professor Fogels powerful study will be essential reading for all those interested in economics, demography, history and health care policy.
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List of figures; List of tables; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. The persistence of misery in Europe before 1900; 2. Why the twentieth century was remarkable; 3. Tragedies and miracles in the Third World; 4. Prospects for the twenty-first century; 5. Problems of equity in health care; Postscript: how long can we live?; Appendix; Glossary of technical terms; Biographical notes; References.
Autoren-Porträt von Robert William Fogel
Robert William Fogel won the Nobel Prize for Economics in 1993. He is the Charles R. Walgreen Distinguished Service Professor of American Institutions in the Graduate School of Business and Director of the Center for Population Economics in the University of Chicago. His numerous publications include Time on the Cross: The Economics of Negro Slavery (with Stanley L. Engerman) and The Fourth Great Awakening and the Futureof Egalitarianism.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Robert William Fogel
- 216 Seiten, Maße: 15,2 x 22,9 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Herausgegeben: Richard Smith, Jan de Vries
- Verlag: Cambridge University Press
- ISBN-10: 0521004888
- ISBN-13: 9780521004886
- Erscheinungsdatum: 30.04.2010
Sprache:
Englisch
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'Escape from Hunger is without a doubt one of Fogel's masterworks. Written in an accessible style, it is ideal for use in higher-level undergraduate and graduate courses.' Cormac Ograda, University College, Dublin (EH.HET) 'This book is the result of impressively thorough research of an equally impressive amount of material. ... This book is easily accessible and will be very valuable to scholars in disciplines including, but not limited to, demography, economic history and medicine. A useful glossary and biographical summaries contribute to make this a valuable addition to the literature.' Journal of Peace Research '... Robert W. Fogel has written a fascinating book ... a remarkable conglomerate of profound knowledge ...' Journal of Biosocial Science '... essential and exciting book ...' History and Philosophy of the Life Sciences
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