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Why Some Countries Rich and Others Poor?

Why did Britain — a small island with less than 2% of the world’s population — suddenly break out of thousands of years of poverty and become the first nation to enter modern economic growth? For centuries, every society followed the same Malthusian logic: more food → more people → same poverty. Yet in the 19th century, this pattern collapses for the first time in human history — in Britain. In this video, we break down the famous “Great Divergence” theory and the arguments of historian Kenneth Pomeranz: • Was China really as developed as Europe? • Did colonies and “ghost acres” make Europe rich? • Why did Spain drown in silver but never become a second Britain? • And where exactly does the “Europe got rich because of exploitation” story fall apart? If you want to understand why some nations became rich while others stayed poor — this episode lays the groundwork. This is the real story behind global wealth.