The Son Also Rises - Surnames and the History of Social Mobility

Suggests that social mobility rates are lower than normally estimated, do not vary across societies, and are resistant to social policies by examining surnames from modern Sweden, fourteenth-century England, and Qing Dynasty China.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Gregory Clark, Gregory (Department of Economics Clark, Neil Cummins, Yu Hao
• Edition: Princeton University Press
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 18.02.2014
• EAN: 9780691162546
• ISBN: 978-0-691-16254-6
• Pages: 384
• Dimensions: 165 mm x 243 mm x 30 mm
• Thèmes: Princeton Economic History of the Western World; The Princeton Economic History of the Western World
• Catégories: Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Economie > Général, dictionnaires; History, HISTORY / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Economic history, Medieval History, c 1000 CE to c 1500, Social and cultural history, c 500 to c 1000 CE, Social classes, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Classes & Economic Disparity