The Great Escape: Health, Wealth, and the Origins of Inequality

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The Great Escape: Health, Wealth, and the Origins of Inequality is a book by economist Angus Deaton that examines how improvements in health and income have transformed lives worldwide while simultaneously generating deep and persistent inequalities.

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argues aid and external interventions have mixed and sometimes harmful effects
domestic institutions and politics are central to development outcomes
health and income are deeply interconnected
progress in health and wealth is uneven and creates new forms of inequality
author Angus Deaton NERFINISHED
awardsContext Angus Deaton later received the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 2015 NERFINISHED
countryOfPublication United States of America
surface form: United States
focusesOn differences between rich and poor countries
inequality within countries
long-run trends in income and wealth
long-run trends in mortality and life expectancy
public policy responses to inequality
role of globalization in inequality
role of institutions in development
role of technology in development
genre development economics book
economics book
non-fiction
hasFormat e-book
hardcover
paperback
language English
mainThesis Improvements in health and income have transformed lives worldwide while generating deep and persistent inequalities
notableFor integrating health and economic perspectives on inequality
policy-relevant discussion of global and domestic inequality
publicationYear 2013
publisher Princeton University Press NERFINISHED
relatedWorkOfAuthor Consumption, Poverty and Welfare NERFINISHED
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subject development policy
economic development
global inequality
health improvements
history of living standards
income growth
measurement of well-being
poverty reduction
targetAudience economists
general educated readers
policy makers
titleRefersTo escape of many people from poverty, ill health, and early death
usesMethod cross-country comparisons
historical analysis
microeconomic evidence
statistical analysis of health and income data

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Deaton notableWork The Great Escape: Health, Wealth, and the Origins of Inequality
subject surface form: Angus Deaton