Nutrition And Economic Development In The Eighteenth-Century Habsburg Monar...

Description: Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title:Nutrition And Economic Development In The Eighteenth-Century Habsburg Monarchy: An Anthropometric HistoryISBN13:9780691632896ISBN10:0691632898Author:Komlos, John (Author)Description:John Komlos Examines The Industrial Expansion Of Austria From A Fresh Viewpoint And Develops A New Model For The Industrial Revolution By Integrating Recent Advances In The Study Of Human Biology And Nutrition As They Relate To Physical Stature, Population Growth, And Levels Of Economic Development, He Reveals An Intense Malthusian Crisis In The Habsburg Lands During The Second Half Of The Eighteenth Century At That Time Food Shortages Brought About By The Accelerated Population Growth Of The 1730S Forced The Government To Adopt A Reform Program That Opened The Way For The Beginning Of The Industrial Revolution In Austria And In The Czech Crownlands Comparing This Austrian Model Of Economic Growth To The Industrial Revolution In Britain, Komlos Argues That The Model Is General Enough To Explain Demographic And Economic Growth Elsewhere In Europe--Despite Obvious Regional Differences The Main Feature Of The Model Is The Interplay Between A Persistent, Even If Small, Tendency To Accumulate Capital And A Population With An Underlying Tendency To Grow In Numbers While Remaining Subject To Malthusian Checks, Particularly A Limited Availability Of Food According To Komlos, Modern Economic Growth In Europe Began When The Food Constraint Was Finally Lifted Originally Published In 1989 The Princeton Legacy Library Uses The Latest Print-On-Demand Technology To Again Make Available Previously Out-Of-Print Books From The Distinguished Backlist Of Princeton University Press These Editions Preserve The Original Texts Of These Important Books While Presenting Them In Durable Paperback And Hardcover Editions The Goal Of The Princeton Legacy Library Is To Vastly Increase Access To The Rich Scholarly Heritage Found In The Thousands Of Books Published By Princeton University Press Since Its Founding In 1905 Binding:Hardcover, HardcoverPublisher:PRINCETON UNIV PRPublication Date:2016-04-19Weight:1.45 lbsDimensions:0.81'' H x 9.21'' L x 6.14'' WNumber of Pages:344Language:English

Price: 156.72 USD

Location: USA

End Time: 2025-02-03T14:01:19.000Z

Shipping Cost: 0 USD