'This book is sure to be of great interest to those concerned with the history of global Inequality in the modern world, and highlights the ways in which knowledge enclosures shape and deepen economic enclosures under industrial capitalism. The book is written in accessible prose, which makes it easy for scholars at all levels to engage its important arguments.' Arjun Appadurai, Professor Emeritus, New York University

• 1. Global Inequality; 2. Knowledge and Its Enclosure; 3. Adverse Specialization and Divergence, 1820–1950; 4. Limited Convergence, 1950 to the Present; 5. The Middle-Income Trap; 6. Developing the Knowledge Economy; 7. Conclusions.

'This book is sure to be of great interest to those concerned with the history of global Inequality in the modern world, and highlights the ways in which knowledge enclosures shape and deepen economic enclosures under industrial capitalism. The book is written in accessible prose, which makes it easy for scholars at all levels to engage its important arguments.' Arjun Appadurai, Professor Emeritus, New York University

• 1. Global Inequality; 2. Knowledge and Its Enclosure; 3. Adverse Specialization and Divergence, 1820–1950; 4. Limited Convergence, 1950 to the Present; 5. The Middle-Income Trap; 6. Developing the Knowledge Economy; 7. Conclusions.

'This book is sure to be of great interest to those concerned with the history of global Inequality in the modern world, and highlights the ways in which knowledge enclosures shape and deepen economic enclosures under industrial capitalism. The book is written in accessible prose, which makes it easy for scholars at all levels to engage its important arguments.' Arjun Appadurai, Professor Emeritus, New York University

• 1. Global Inequality; 2. Knowledge and Its Enclosure; 3. Adverse Specialization and Divergence, 1820–1950; 4. Limited Convergence, 1950 to the Present; 5. The Middle-Income Trap; 6. Developing the Knowledge Economy; 7. Conclusions.