Lever of Riches Technological Creativity and Economic Progress

Name: Lever of Riches Technological Creativity and Economic Progress
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ISBN: 9780195074772

ISBN-10: 0195074777

ISBN-13: 9780195074772

Edition: 1990 (Reprint)

Authors: Joel Mokyr

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Why are some nations more technically creative than others and why do some highly innovative societies eventually stagnate? In this provocative study of the value and meaning of technological advance, Joel Mokyr considers how past physical and social conditions have influenced the development and reception of new ideas, and shows how these trends can guide future industrial strategies at a time when more countries than ever before are competing for the rewards of technicalingenuity.

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List price: $23.99
Copyright year: 1990
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 4/9/1992
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 368
Size: 7.99" wide x 5.31" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English




Introduction



Classical antiquity


The Middle Ages


The Renaissance and beyond


The years of miracles: the Industrial Revolution


The later Nineteenth century



Understanding technological progress


Classical and medieval technology


China and Europe


The industrial revolution: Britain and Europe



Evolution and the dynamics of technological change