The Great Divergence

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:European_Miracle
gptkbp:becamePronouncedIn 19th century
gptkbp:beganIn late 17th century
gptkbp:characterizedBy industrialization in Western Europe
rapid economic growth in Western Europe
gptkbp:contrastsWith gptkb:The_Great_Convergence
economic stagnation in Asia, Africa, and Latin America
gptkbp:debatedBy history
world history
gptkbp:explains gptkb:colonialism
gptkb:culture
geography
technological innovation
access to resources
differences in institutions
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Great Divergence
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Enlightenment
gptkb:Industrial_Revolution
gptkb:Scientific_Revolution
gptkbp:notableFigure gptkb:Joel_Mokyr
gptkb:Kenneth_Pomeranz
gptkb:Eric_Jones
gptkb:David_S._Landes
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:The_Great_Divergence:_China,_Europe,_and_the_Making_of_the_Modern_World_Economy
gptkbp:refersTo period of growing economic differences between Western Europe and the rest of the world
gptkbp:relatedTo colonial expansion
global inequality
comparative economic development
decline of Asian economies
global trade patterns
rise of Western Europe
technological diffusion
gptkbp:studiedBy economic historians
world historians
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Kenneth_Pomeranz
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6