Why Europe was first : social change and economic growth in Europe and East Asia 1500-2050 /

An engaging and enigmatic historical review of the way in which some countries have become economic successes, leaving others in their wake.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ringmar, Erik (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; New York : Anthem Press, 2007.
Colección:Anthem studies in development and globalization.
Temas:
Geschichte 1500-2050.
Industrial productivity > Europe > History.
Social change > Europe > History.
Industrial productivity > East Asia > History.
Social change > East Asia > History.
Productivité > Europe > Histoire.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Economics > General.
Economic history
Industrial productivity
Social change
Industrielle Revolution
Sozialer Wandel
Wirtschaftsentwicklung
Europe > Economic conditions.
East Asia > Economic conditions.
Europe > Conditions économiques.
Extrême-Orient > Conditions économiques.
East Asia
Europe
Ostasien
Europa
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The nature & origin of modern society
  • The failure & success of East Asia
  • The self-transforming machine
  • The discovery of distance
  • The face in the mirror
  • Institutions that reflect
  • Origins of the entrepreneurial outlook
  • The age of the demiurge
  • Institutions that get things done
  • A world in pieces
  • The polite alternative
  • Institutions that deal with conflicts
  • Institutions & revolutions
  • Reflection
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Pluralism
  • Europe & China compared
  • Foreign challenges, Japanese responses
  • Japan & China in a modern world
  • The new politics of modernization.

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