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Title: Great topic, decent writing.
Review: In 1820, the per capita GDP of the world took off after thousands of years of consistently meager growth. In this book, Bernstein takes a look at the confluence of circumstances that made the sudden meteoric rise possible.The topic that Bernstein has chosen is very interesting and his explanation, that there are four preconditions for rapid economic growth, promises a fascinating read. Unfortunately , as Berstein goes into the preconditions; property rights, capital markets, scientific thought, and good transportation, the writing bogs down a little more than you'd hope into what feels at times like an academic paper.The book is still very solid and I recommend it for fans of history and economics, but I've seen less promising topics handled with more colurful and page-turning writing.
