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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| The Great Escape: Health, Wealth, and the Origins of Inequality canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf | book ⓘ |
| argues |
aid and external interventions have mixed and sometimes harmful effects
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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
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United States
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| focusesOn |
differences between rich and poor countries
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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
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economics book ⓘ non-fiction ⓘ |
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e-book
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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
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policy-relevant discussion of global and domestic inequality ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2013 ⓘ |
| publisher | Princeton University Press NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWorkOfAuthor |
Consumption, Poverty and Welfare
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Deaths of Despair and the Future of Capitalism NERFINISHED ⓘ The Analysis of Household Surveys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
development policy
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economic development ⓘ global inequality ⓘ health improvements ⓘ history of living standards ⓘ income growth ⓘ measurement of well-being ⓘ poverty reduction ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
economists
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general educated readers ⓘ policy makers ⓘ |
| titleRefersTo | escape of many people from poverty, ill health, and early death ⓘ |
| usesMethod |
cross-country comparisons
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historical analysis ⓘ microeconomic evidence ⓘ statistical analysis of health and income data ⓘ |
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Angus Deaton