The Great Escape. Health, Wealth, and the Origins of Inequality, Paperback

The world is a better place than it used to be. People are wealthier and healthier. Yet the escapes from destitution by so many have left gaping inequalities between people and between nations. This book tells the story of how, some parts of the world began to experience sustained progress, and set the stage for unequal world.

• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Author(s): Angus Deaton
• Illustration(s): 50 b/w illus.
• Number of pages: 384
• Collection: Princeton Classics
• Publication date: 2024
• Dimensions: 141 x 216 x 28
• Cover type: Paperback