Great Divergence

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:European_Miracle
gptkbp:beganIn late 18th century
gptkbp:characterizedBy technological innovation
rise of capitalism
increased wealth in Western Europe
rapid industrialization in Western Europe
gptkbp:contrastsWith Great Convergence
gptkbp:debatedBy gptkb:Andre_Gunder_Frank
gptkb:Joel_Mokyr
gptkb:Kenneth_Pomeranz
gptkb:Eric_Jones
gptkb:David_S._Landes
gptkbp:describes period of economic growth in Western Europe
gptkbp:explains gptkb:colonialism
gptkb:culture
geography
institutions
industrial revolution
scientific revolution
political systems
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Great Divergence
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:China
gptkb:Enlightenment
gptkb:India
gptkb:Industrial_Revolution
gptkb:Ottoman_Empire
gptkb:urban_development
gptkb:Atlantic_slave_trade
gptkb:Qing_Dynasty
gptkb:Mughal_Empire
gptkb:Scientific_Revolution
technological progress
global trade
colonial expansion
mercantilism
rise of nation-states
Eurocentrism
world-systems theory
demographic transition
global inequality
rise of Western Europe
modern economic growth
decline of Asia's share of world GDP
gptkbp:resultedIn global economic inequality
economic gap between Western Europe and rest of the world
gptkbp:studiedBy economic historians
world historians
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Great_Acceleration
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8