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Technology, Population, and Living Standards in Pre-Modern Economies
A historian observes that for many centuries, a particular pre-modern empire was one of the most technologically advanced and productive regions in the world. It developed innovations in agriculture, manufacturing, and transportation. However, economic data from the period suggests that the vast majority of its population lived at or near a basic subsistence level, with little long-term improvement in their material well-being. Analyze the likely relationship between this empire's technological sophistication and its population dynamics that could explain this apparent paradox.
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