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035 $a(OCoLC)944469144$z(OCoLC)962253348
035 $a(OCoLC)ocn944469144
037 $bPrinceton Univ Pr, C/O Perseus Distribution 210 American Dr, Jackson, TN, USA, 38301$nSAN 631-760X
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050 00 $aHD75$b.M65 2017
082 00 $a330$223
100 1 $aMokyr, Joel,$eauthor.
245 12 $aA culture of growth :$bthe origins of the modern economy /$cJoel Mokyr.
264 1 $aPrinceton, NJ :$bPrinceton University Press,$c[2017]
300 $axiv, 403 pages ;$c24 cm.
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
490 1 $aThe Graz Schumpeter lectures
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 343-379) and index.
505 00 $tEvolution, Culture, and Economic History.$tCulture and Economics ;$tNature and Technology ;$tCultural Evolution and economics ;$tChoice-based Cultural Evolution ;$tBiases in Cultural Evolution --$tCultural Entrepreneurs and Economic Change, 1500-1700.$tCultural Entrepreneurs and Choice-based Cultural Evolution ;$tFrancis Bacon, Cultural Entrepreneur ;$tIsaac Newton, Cultural Entrepreneur --$tInnovation, Competition, and Pluralism in Europe, 1500-1700.$tCultural Choice in Action : Human Capital and Religion ;$tCultural Change and the Growth of Useful Knowledge, 1500-1700 ;$tFragmentation, Competition, and Cultural Change ;$tCompetition and the Republic of Letters --$tPrelude to the Enlightenment.$tPuritanism and British Exceptionalism ;$tA culture of Progress ;$tThe Enlightenment and Economic Change --$tCultural Change in the East and West.$tChina and Europe ;$tChina and the Enlightenment ;$tUseful Knowledge and Economic Growth.
520 $a"During the late eighteenth century, innovations in Europe triggered the Industrial Revolution and the sustained economic progress that spread across the globe. While much has been made of the details of the Industrial Revolution, what remains a mystery is why it took place at all. Why did this revolution begin in the West and not elsewhere, and why did it continue, leading to today's unprecedented prosperity? In this groundbreaking book, celebrated economic historian Joel Mokyr argues that a culture of growth specific to early modern Europe and the European Enlightenment laid the foundations for the scientific advances and pioneering inventions that would instigate explosive technological and economic development. Bringing together economics, the history of science and technology, and models of cultural evolution, Mokyr demonstrates that culture--the beliefs, values, and preferences in society that are capable of changing behavior--was a deciding factor in societal transformations. Mokyr looks at the period 1500-1700 to show that a politically fragmented Europe fostered a competitive "market for ideas" and a willingness to investigate the secrets of nature. At the same time, a transnational community of brilliant thinkers known as the "Republic of Letters" freely circulated and distributed ideas and writings. This political fragmentation and the supportive intellectual environment explain how the Industrial Revolution happened in Europe but not China, despite similar levels of technology and intellectual activity. In Europe, heterodox and creative thinkers could find sanctuary in other countries and spread their thinking across borders. In contrast, China's version of the Enlightenment remained controlled by the ruling elite. Combining ideas from economics and cultural evolution, A Culture of Growth provides startling reasons for why the foundations of our modern economy were laid in the mere two centuries between Columbus and Newton."--Publisher's description.
650 0 $aEconomic development.
650 0 $aEconomic history.
830 0 $aGraz Schumpeter lectures.
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