03096nam 22005653u 450 991080832650332120230803194339.00-19-987946-X97866131133441-283-11334-10-19-507477-70-19-976271-6(CKB)2560000000293958(EBL)694032(OCoLC)726735438(StDuBDS)EDZ0000039248(MiAaPQ)EBC694032(EXLCZ)99256000000029395820151123d2014|||| u|| |engur|n|---|||||The Lever of Riches[electronic resource] Technological Creativity and Economic ProgressNew York ;Oxford Oxford University Press19901 online resource (362 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-506113-6 0-19-985498-X Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Contents; Part I: Economic Growth and Technological Progress; 1. Introduction; Part II: Narrative; 2. Classical Antiquity; 3. The Middle Ages; 4. The Renaissance and Beyond: Technology 1500-1750; 5. The Years of Miracles: The Industrial Revolution, 1750-1830; 6. The Later Nineteenth Century: 1830-1914; Part III: Analysis and Comparisons; 7. Understanding Technological Progress; 8. Classical and Medieval Technology; 9. China and Europe; 10. The Industrial Revolution: Britain and Europe; Part IV: Dynamics and Technological Progress; 11. Evolution and the Dynamics of Technological Change12. EpilogueBibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; ZIn a world of supercomputers, genetic engineering, and fiber optics, technological creativity is ever more the key to economic success. But why are some nations more creative than others, and why do some highly innovative societies--such as ancient China, or Britain in the industrial revolution--pass into stagnation? Beginning with a fascinating, concise history of technological progress, Mokyr sets the background for his analysis by tracing the major inventions and innovations that have transformed society since ancient Greece and Rome. What emerges from this survey is often surprising: the cEconomic development -- HistoryEconomic developmentTechnological innovations -- Economic aspects -- HistoryTechnological innovations -- Economic aspectsTechnological innovationsEconomic development -- History.Economic development.Technological innovations -- Economic aspects -- History.Technological innovations -- Economic aspects.Technological innovations.338.064Mokyr Joel129193AU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910808326503321The lever of riches39336UNINA