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The Lever of Riches [[electronic resource] ] : Technological Creativity and Economic Progress



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Autore: Mokyr Joel Visualizza persona
Titolo: The Lever of Riches [[electronic resource] ] : Technological Creativity and Economic Progress Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: New York ; ; Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 1990
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (362 p.)
Disciplina: 338.064
Soggetto topico: Economic development -- History
Economic development
Technological innovations -- Economic aspects -- History
Technological innovations -- Economic aspects
Technological innovations
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: 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 Change
12. 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; Z
Sommario/riassunto: In 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 c
Titolo autorizzato: The lever of riches  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-19-987946-X
9786613113344
1-283-11334-1
0-19-507477-7
0-19-976271-6
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 996247924703316
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