The book is revolving around two fundamental mysteries that were surrounding human existence. Namely, what brought this dramatic transformation in living standards in the past 200 years after literally 300 thousand years of near stagnation? And the second one is the mystery of inequality, namely, what brought about this vast inequality in the wealth of nations? So in the contects of the first mystery, unified growth theory, and the first part of the book, are in fact, trying to develop a coherent, unified structure which will show us why over 99 point nine % of human existence, societies are in a state of stagnation or multusian stagnation. But then ultimately, quite spontaneously, we see the emergence of sustained economics
Oded Galor’s remarkable new book, The Journey of Humanity, can feel like seeing the world with fresh eyes. His analysis of the origins of wealth and inequality is compelling, original and, especially during these troubled times, refreshingly optimistic. Speaking across the political divide the book sets out a convincing blueprint for how a better life can be had by everyone on the planet. Galor, an economist at Brown University, upends many of our assumptions about human progress. For nearly all of human history humans lived a subsistence existence but something astonishing happened 200 years ago and the living standards of nearly all humans have skyrocketed – albeit unevenly – since then. Hosting the discussion is journalist, author and former BBC News Editorial Director, Kamal Ahmed.
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