A very good book on this is "Farewell to Alms: A Brief Economic History of the World" by Gregory Clark. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Farewell_to_Alms https:

A very good book on this is "Farewell to Alms: A Brief Economic History of the World" by Gregory Clark. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Farewell_to_Alms https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Farewell_to_Alms