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The European Journal of Comparative Economics Vol. 6, n. 2, pp. 287-323 ISSN 1722-4667 Why Europe? On comparative long-term growth Hans-Jürgen Wagener 1 2 Abstract Four historical macro phenomena of development ask for an explanation: the slow increase of welfare in Western Europe from the Middle Ages up to the publication of the Wealth of Nations, rapid modern economic growth in Europe and its transoceanic ofshoots following the industrial revolution, the lagging behind of the Asiatic areas India, China, and Japan, and the succession of economic leadership from Italy via