ACLS Humanities E-Book: The lever of riches: technological creativity and economic progress

The lever of riches: technological creativity and economic progress

Mokyr, Joel.

Year: c1990.

Publisher: Oxford University Press.

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Frontmatter

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

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Title:

The lever of riches : technological creativity and economic progress Joel Mokyr.

Author:

Mokyr, Joel

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The lever of riches : technological creativity and economic progress Joel Mokyr.
Mokyr, Joel
New York: Oxford University Press, c1990.

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Subject Headings:

• Economic development -- History
• Technological innovations -- Economic aspects -- History

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