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Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1 -- Mortality and Life Expectancy in Post-Communist Countries: -- What Are the Lessons for Other Countries? -- Introduction -- 1. Stylised Facts -- 2. Literature Review -- 3. Puzzles and Hypotheses -- References -- Chapter 2 -- A Theory of Why Potentially Favourable Political and Economic Changes May Lead to Mortality Crises -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Sources of Future Favourable Changes -- 3. Progressive Political Reforms and Rising Mortality -- 3.1. The Abolition of Slavery in the US, 1850-1880 -- 3.2. The South African Transition to Democracy, 1989-2004 -- 4. Rural-Urban Migration, Inadequate Public Urban Infrastructure, and Rising Mortality -- 4.1. Rapid Urbanisation and Mortality Increases in 19th-Century Britain -- 4.2. Rising Male Mortality during the Urbanisation of Sweden, 1810-50 -- 5. Contact and Contagion between Heterogeneous Populations -- 6. Liberal Market Reforms and Health Crises -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 3 -- Mortality Crises in High-Income Countries: Evidence from the United States, the United Kingdom, Italy, and Greece -- 1. Introduction -- 2. 'Health Reversals': The Unexpected Decline of Life Expectancy at Birth in High-Income Nations In 2015 -- 2.1. Potential Explanations for the Decline -- 2.1.1. Peak Longevity -- 2.1.2. Rise of Infant Mortality -- 2.1.3. Worsening Elderly Health -- 2.1.4. Drug Overdose in Working-Age Men -- 2.2. The Need for a Comprehensive Approach in the Study of Mortality Crises -- 3. 'The Liberalisation of Desperation': The Rise of Suicides, Alcohol Deaths, and Drug Overdoses Among Middle-Aged White Americans After Trade Liberalisation Policies in 2000 -- 3.1. Distal (Economic and Political) Determinants -- 3.1.1. Globalisation and Trade Liberalisation Policies.

This book offers a new interpretation of the great divergence and great convergence stories. It shows how Western countries grew rich and why parts of the developing world did or didn't catch up with the West during 1500-1950, with a focus China and Russia.

The article proposes a reconstruction of potlatch-like forms of redistribution in early political formations of Upper Guinea. Annual festivals (such as Aкanian Odwira and Dahomeyan Anun'gbome) are interpreted as peculiar inversions of gafol (poludye in Russian history) and potlatch-like institution. These multifunctional festivals and gafol were the major mechanisms of alienation and redistribution of the surplus product in the early political formations.