The Mechanics of Modernity in Europe and East Asia: Institutional Origins of Social Change and StagnationWhy, from the eighteenth century onwards, did some countries embark on a path of sustained economic growth, while others stagnated? This text looks at the kind of institutions that are required in order for change to take place, and Ringmar concludes that for sustained development to be possible, change must be institutionalized. Taking a global view, Ringmar investigates the implications of his conclusion on issues facing the developing world today. |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 77
Page
Foreigners were banned from Japanese soil between 1639 and 1868 and in China they were strictly controlled by the authorities. In the nineteenth century, however, the Europeans returned with far more ambitious plans and with the troops ...
Foreigners were banned from Japanese soil between 1639 and 1868 and in China they were strictly controlled by the authorities. In the nineteenth century, however, the Europeans returned with far more ambitious plans and with the troops ...
Page
There is a long and famous list of Chinese inventions which all were made well in advance of similar inventions in Europe.36 Yet the mere existence of this technology never allowed China to develop in the European fashion.
There is a long and famous list of Chinese inventions which all were made well in advance of similar inventions in Europe.36 Yet the mere existence of this technology never allowed China to develop in the European fashion.
Page
... As Jesuit missionaries and Dutch merchants agreed, China and Japan were at least as rich and powerful as ever Europe itself. ... all three were of course Chinese inventions, long in use by the time the first Europeans arrived.
... As Jesuit missionaries and Dutch merchants agreed, China and Japan were at least as rich and powerful as ever Europe itself. ... all three were of course Chinese inventions, long in use by the time the first Europeans arrived.
Page
To a contemporary observer such as John Stuart Mill the reasons for the backwardness of China were quite obvious.6 Although the Chinese once had achieved many great things, they had grown conservative over the years and lost their sense ...
To a contemporary observer such as John Stuart Mill the reasons for the backwardness of China were quite obvious.6 Although the Chinese once had achieved many great things, they had grown conservative over the years and lost their sense ...
Page
Karl Marx, for his part, reached strikingly similar conclusions.8 As he saw it, China was a feudal society ruled by a despotic emperor and a conservative bureaucratic elite. China was subject to an 'Asiatic mode of production' which ...
Karl Marx, for his part, reached strikingly similar conclusions.8 As he saw it, China was a feudal society ruled by a despotic emperor and a conservative bureaucratic elite. China was subject to an 'Asiatic mode of production' which ...
What people are saying - Write a review
We haven't found any reviews in the usual places.
Other editions - View all
The Mechanics of Modernity in Europe and East Asia: The Institutional ... Erik Ringmar Limited preview - 2005 |
The Mechanics of Modernity in Europe and East Asia: Institutional Origins of ... Erik Ringmar No preview available - 2004 |
Common terms and phrases
action activities Adam Smith alternative became began Cambridge University Press capitalism Chan Chicago China Chinese Church common Compare conflicts Confucian Confucius consider constituted contemporary cultural daimyos Daoist Defoe developed discussed diversity Dutch Republic dynasty Early Modern East Asia economic growth edited eighteenth century elite emperor England entrepreneurs entrepreneurship entrepreneurship and pluralism established Europe European example foreign Gernet Harmondsworth Hobbes human Humanists ibid ideas imperial individuals Industrial institutionalised institutions inventions Japan Japanese Jullien kinds king Legalists London markets medieval medieval universities Meiji Meiji Restoration metaphor Middle Ages mirror modern society modernisation nature never Niccolò Machiavelli nineteenth century official one’s organised parliament particular philosophers polite society potential Princeton problem of pluralism radical reason reflection reforms religious Renaissance repression result Revolution Ringmar rituals seventeenth century shogun social change solution Song dynasty things Tokugawa trade traditional wu wei Xunzi
Bibliographic information
| Title | The Mechanics of Modernity in Europe and East Asia: Institutional Origins of Social Change and Stagnation Routledge Explorations in Economic History |
| Author | Erik Ringmar |
| Publisher | Routledge, 2004 |
| ISBN | 1134292635, 9781134292639 |
| Length | 256 pages |
| Subjects | › › Business & Economics / Development / Economic Development Business & Economics / Economics / General Business & Economics / Economics / Theory Business & Economics / General Business & Economics / International / Economics & Trade |
| Export Citation | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |