Intellectuals and the rise of the modern economy

• Published in: Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) Vol. 349; no. 6244; pp. 141 - 142
• Main Author: Mokyr, Joel
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Washington The American Association for the Advancement of Science 10.07.2015
• Subjects: Culture; Economic conditions; Economic development; Economic growth; Economics; Emergence; Enrichment; Income; Intellectuals

Well-educated elites enabled scientific and technological creativity during the Industrial Revolution For many decades, economists dismissed culture as irrelevant to most questions in economic growth. However, in the past decade they have rediscovered its importance in the emergence of the Great Enr...