The Lever of Riches Technological Creativity and Economic Progress

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...

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Main Author Mokyr, Joel
Format eBook Book
LanguageEnglish
Published New York Oxford University Press 1992
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Edition1
SeriesOUP Catalogue
Subjects
Economic aspects
Economic development
Economic Development and Growth
Economic History
Economics
History
Technological Change; Research and Development
Technological innovations
progress
technological creativity
inventions
economic success
social environment
physical environment
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Table of Contents:
  • 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. Epilogue -- Bibliography -- 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