You're talking about the Great Divergence, the historical curiosity starting in 1400 or so when the development of Europe left the rest of the world behind: ht

You're talking about the Great Divergence, the historical curiosity starting in 1400 or so when the development of Europe left the rest of the world behind: http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Divergence http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Divergence