The Escape from Hunger and Premature Death, 1700 2100
Europe, America, and the Third World
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ISBN-13:
9780521004886
Veröffentl:
2010
Einband:
Paperback
Erscheinungsdatum:
30.04.2010
Seiten:
216
Autor:
Robert William Fogel
Gewicht:
358 g
Format:
229x152x14 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
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.
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.
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