The escape from hunger and premature death, 1700-2100 : Europe, America, and the Third World

Robert William Fogel

A compelling new study from Nobel laureate Robert Fogel, examining health, nutrition and technology over the last three centuries and beyond. It will be essential reading for all those interested in economics, demography, history and health care policy

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Year of publication:	2004
Authors:	Fogel, Robert William
Publisher:	Cambridge, UK : Cambridge University Press
Subject:	Entwicklungsländer \| Developing countries \| Sterblichkeit \| Mortality \| Unterernährung \| Undernutrition \| Ernährungssicherung \| Food security \| Entwicklung \| Economic development \| Europa \| Europe \| Bevölkerungsentwicklung \| Demographic development \| Technischer Fortschritt \| Technological change \| Geschichte \| History \| Gesundheitsfinanzierung \| Health care financing \| Gesundheitsversorgung \| Health care \| Wirtschaftswachstum \| Economic growth
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Extent:	Online-Ressource (xx, 191 p) ill
Series:	Cambridge studies in population, economy, and society in past time ; 38
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 155-181) and index Cover; Half-Title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Figures; Tables; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 The Persistence of Misery in Europe and America before 1900; 2 Why the Twentieth Century Was So 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; Notes; Glossary of Technical Terms; Biographical Notes; References; Index Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:	0-521-80878-2 ; 0-511-21057-4 ; 0-521-00488-8 ; 978-0-521-80878-1
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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