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#852 Oded Galor - The Journey of Humanity: The Origins of Wealth and Inequality

The Dissenter

CHAPTER

The Origins of Global Inequality

Exploring the historical forces and factors that led to vast disparities in wealth among nations over the past two centuries. Focus is on the role of institutions, culture, geography, and human diversity in shaping the developmental trajectories of different societies. The chapter discusses how past dynamics influence present-day global inequalities and offers insights from the unified growth theory on future prospects for reducing disparities.

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