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Why are some parts of the world so rich and others so poor Why did the Industrial Revolution occur in eighteenth-century England, and not at some other time, or in some other place This title tackles these profound questions and suggests a fresh way in which culture explains the wealth, and the poverty, of nations.

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How much of our fate is tied to the status of our parents and grandparents How much does it influence our children More than we wish to believe. While it has been argued that rigid class structures have eroded in favor of greater social equality, The Son Also Rises proves that movement on the social ladder has changed little over eight centuries.

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Using a novel technique - tracking family names over generations to measure social mobility across countries and periods, this book reveals that mobility rates are lower than conventionally estimated, do not vary across societies, and are resistant to social policies.