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<span>One is economic and the other is political</span>
Europe's economy improved significantly as new roads and infrastructure were developed.
Former Roman lands were split up and claimed by Germanic kingdoms.
There was a definite decline in Christianity, its followers, and its spread across lands.
Trade increased in the West, resulting in an end to the recession taking place at that time.
<span>The
economist Julian Simon bet in 1980 that the prices of five free traded
commodities would decline in ten years. In 1990 Simon won this bet against
the neo-Malthusian Paul Ehrlich.</span>