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100 1  Galor, Oded,|d1953- 
245 14 The journey of humanity :|bthe origins of wealth and 
       inequality /|cOded Galor. 
260    [New York] :|bDutton,|c[2022]. 
300    ix, 287 p. :|bill., maps, charts ;|c24 cm. 
500    KH-AUL-8. 
500    "Adapted from The Journey of Humanity, first published in 
       Hebrew in Israel by Kinneret Zmora-Bitan Dvir, Israel, in 
       2020" -- title page verso. 
500    "An earlier version of this book was written jointly in 
       Hebrew, with Dr. Ori Katz, and was translated to English 
       by Eylon Levy, before being modified" -- title page verso.
504    Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-271) and 
       index. 
505 0  Mysteries of the human journey -- [Part] I: The human 
       odyssey. First steps. Genesis ; Exodus from the cradle of 
       humankind ; Early settlement ; The dawn of civilisation --
       Lost in stagnation. The Malthusian thesis ; The inevitable
       onset of agriculture ; Population swings ; The economic 
       ice age -- The storm beneath the surface. Unified growth 
       theory ; Wheels of change -- Full steam. Acceleration of 
       technological development ; Education in the pre-
       industrial era ; Industrialisation and human capital ; The
       advent of universal public education ; Child labour no 
       more -- Metamorphosis. Triggers of the demographic 
       transition ; Family tales ; Phase transition -- The 
       promised land. The twilight of industry ; The age of 
       growth ; Growth and environmental degradation -- Coda: 
       resolving the mystery of growth -- [Part] II: The origins 
       of wealth and inequality. Splendour and misery. Disparate 
       factors ; Rusty tools ; Trade, colonialism and uneven 
       development ; Deep-rooted factors -- The fingerprints of 
       institutions. Institutional origins of the British ascent 
       ; Institutions and long-run development ; The legacy of 
       colonialism ; Origins of institutions -- The cultural 
       factor. The power of culture ; A culture of growth ; 
       Cultural inertia ; Culture and prosperity -- The shadow of
       geography. Landscape fragmentation and the rise of Europe 
       ; Origins of extractive institutions ; Geographical roots 
       of cultural traits ; Roots of comparative development -- 
       The legacy of the agricultural revolution. Roots and 
       impacts of the Neolithic revolution ; The grains of 
       civilisation ; Ceding the head start ; Geography's decree 
       -- Out of Africa. Origins of human diversity ; Measuring 
       diversity ; Diversity and prosperity ; The grip of the 
       past -- Coda: unravelling the mystery of inequality -- 
       Afterword. 
520    "Why are humans the only species to have escaped - only 
       very recently - the subsistence trap, allowing us to enjoy
       a standard of living that vastly exceeds all others? And 
       why have we progressed so unequally around the world, 
       resulting in the great disparities between nations that 
       exist today? Immense in scope and packed with astounding 
       connections, Galor's gripping narrative explains how 
       technology, population size, and adaptation led to a 
       stunning "phase change" in the human story a mere two 
       hundred years ago. But by tracing that same journey back 
       in time and peeling away the layers of influence - 
       colonialism, political institutions, societal structure, 
       culture - he arrives also at an explanation of 
       inequality's ultimate causes: those ancestral populations 
       that enjoyed fruitful geographical characteristics and 
       rich diversity were set on the path to prosperity, while 
       those that lacked it were disadvantaged in ways still 
       echoed today. As we face ecological crisis across the 
       globe, The Journey of Humanity is a book of urgent truths 
       and enduring relevance, with lessons that are both hopeful
       and profound: gender equality, investment in education, 
       and balancing diversity with social cohesion are the keys 
       not only to our species' thriving, but to its survival." -
       -|cpublisher's website.|uhttps://
       www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/679024/the-journey-of-
       humanity-by-oded-galor/. 
650  0 Economic development 
650  0 Economic history 
650  0 Equality