The Reluctant Economist: Perspectives on Economics, Economic History, and Demography

by Richard A. Easterlin

Book Overview

Drawing widely on social science and history, economist Richard Easterlin asks: Where is rapid economic growth taking us? Why has its spread throughout the world been so limited? What are the causes of the great twentieth century advances in life expectancy and the revolution in childbearing that has brought fertility worldwide to near-replacement levels? Finally, to what extent have free markets been the source of human improvement? The opening chapter...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521829747
• ISBN13: 9780521829748
• Release Date: April 2004
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 306 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.4"