https://archive.freecapitalists.org:443/forums/71.aspxenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP2 (Build: 40407.4157)https://archive.freecapitalists.org:443/forums/thread/8348.aspxWed, 02 Jan 2008 04:52:14 GMT944abf2b-d1be-4bf2-990d-438cb0e377e9:8348Brett_McS0https://archive.freecapitalists.org:443/forums/thread/8348.aspxhttps://archive.freecapitalists.org:443/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=71&PostID=8348<p>&quot;A Farewell to Alms: A brief economic history of the world&quot;, by Gregory Clark (chair of economics at UC Davis).</p> <p>Dr Clark is seeking to explain the central fact of economic history: the Industrial Revolution.&nbsp; How did it arise out of the apparently static Malthusian world of Medieval England?&nbsp; His answer is startling and very convincing.</p> <p>One thing the many very positive reviews don&#39;t mention -&nbsp;but which is of relevance here - is that the author is clearly&nbsp;familiar with Austrian economic reasoning, and he makes significant use of it in his book.</p> <p>Some good holiday reading.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>