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David de la Croix, The Conversation
For most of its history, humanity did not progress economically (in the modern sense of the term)
In spite of technological advances over the millennia, our standard of living did not start to improve until aroun 1800 CE.
David de la Croix, The Conversation
· Feb 04, 2018 · 11:30 am
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