How the plague made modern Europe
March 05, 2013 11:50
Ask someone to identify the foundations of modern Western civilization, and expect to hear the Renaissance, the Enlightenment, or the Industrial Revolution.
But as watershed periods in the development of Europe, all three may pale in comparison to the Black Death. According to economists Nico Voigtlnder and Hans-Joachim Voth, the 14th-century plague -- which wiped out between one-third and one-half of the continent's population -- may have been the factor most responsible for producing European prosperity. Read
But as watershed periods in the development of Europe, all three may pale in comparison to the Black Death. According to economists Nico Voigtlnder and Hans-Joachim Voth, the 14th-century plague -- which wiped out between one-third and one-half of the continent's population -- may have been the factor most responsible for producing European prosperity. Read
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