A Culture of Growth

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.

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Joel Mokyr

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Why Enlightenment culture sparked the Industrial RevolutionDuring 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 d

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"An important body of work. It contains ideas, propositions, historical facts, biographies of influential scholars, writers
and scientists, and it is a confirmation of the author's expertise of a broad range of topics in the economics of culture and comparative economic history of an emerging Europe and China.
"---Dr Meltem Ince-Yenilmez, Rest Journal

Product details

• Authors: Joel Mokyr, Mokyr Joel
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.04.2018
• EAN: 9780691180960
• ISBN: 978-0-691-18096-0
• No. of pages: 424
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 205 mm x 27 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Business; Europe, European History, HISTORY / Europe / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Economic Development, Economic history, c 1500 onwards to present day, Development economics & emerging economies, Development economics and emerging economies, Modern Period, C 1500 Onwards