LEADER 03941nam  22007332  450 
001 9910457746003321
005 20151005020622.0
010   $a1-107-71358-7
010   $a1-280-51581-3
010   $a0-511-81764-9
010   $a0-511-21415-4
010   $a0-511-21594-0
010   $a0-511-21057-4
010   $a0-511-31493-0
010   $a0-511-21234-8
035   $a(CKB)1000000000353852
035   $a(EBL)266529
035   $a(OCoLC)171138887
035   $a(SSID)ssj0000149076
035   $a(PQKBManifestationID)11154413
035   $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000149076
035   $a(PQKBWorkID)10238128
035   $a(PQKB)11313239
035   $a(UkCbUP)CR9780511817649
035   $a(MiAaPQ)EBC266529
035   $a(Au-PeEL)EBL266529
035   $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10131729
035   $a(CaONFJC)MIL51581
035   $a(OCoLC)560240270
035   $a(EXLCZ)991000000000353852
100   $a20141103d2004||||  uy|            0
101 0 $aeng
135   $aur|||||||||||
181   $ctxt$2rdacontent
182   $cc$2rdamedia
183   $acr$2rdacarrier
200 14$aThe escape from hunger and premature death, 1700-2100 $eEurope, America, and the Third World /$fRobert William Fogel$b[electronic resource]
210  1$aCambridge :$cCambridge University Press,$d2004.
215   $a1 online resource (xx, 191 pages) $cdigital, PDF file(s)
225 1 $aCambridge studies in population, economy, and society in past time ;$v38
300   $aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
311   $a0-521-00488-8 
311   $a0-521-80878-2 
320   $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 155-181) and index.
327   $aCover; Half-Title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Figures; Tables; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 The Persistence of Misery in Europe and America before 1900; 2 Why the Twentieth Century Was So Remarkable; 3 Tragedies and Miracles in the Third World; 4 Prospects for the Twenty-First Century; 5 Problems of Equity in Health Care; Postscript How Long Can We Live?; Appendix; Notes; Glossary of Technical Terms; Biographical Notes; References; Index
330   $aNobel laureate Robert Fogel's compelling study, first published in 2004, examines health, nutrition and technology over the last three centuries and beyond. Throughout most of human history, chronic malnutrition has been the norm. During the past three centuries, however, a synergy between improvements in productive technology and in human physiology has enabled humans to more than double their average longevity and to increase their average body size by over 50 per cent. Larger, healthier humans have contributed to the acceleration of economic growth and technological change, resulting in reduced economic inequality, declining hours of work and a corresponding increase in leisure time. Increased longevity has also brought increased demand for health care. Professor Fogel argues that health care should be viewed as the growth industry of the twenty-first century and systems of financing it should be reformed. His book will be essential reading for all those interested in economics, demography, history and health care policy.
410  0$aCambridge studies in population, economy, and society in past time ;$v38.
517 3 $aThe Escape from Hunger & Premature Death, 1700-2100
606   $aFood supply$xHistory
606   $aMalnutrition$xHistory
606   $aMedical care$xHistory
606   $aMortality$xHistory
615  0$aFood supply$xHistory.
615  0$aMalnutrition$xHistory.
615  0$aMedical care$xHistory.
615  0$aMortality$xHistory.
676   $a304.6/4
700   $aFogel$b Robert William$0127172
801  0$bUkCbUP
801  1$bUkCbUP
906   $aBOOK
912   $a9910457746003321
996   $aThe escape from hunger and premature death, 1700-2100$91906032
997   $aUNINA