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. |
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... All three were instead recent inventions, achievements of the modern age. This ability to invent new, previously unheard of, things, gradually came to change the relationship with the ancient world. As Bacon explained, antiquity 'deserves.
... All three were instead recent inventions, achievements of the modern age. This ability to invent new, previously unheard of, things, gradually came to change the relationship with the ancient world. As Bacon explained, antiquity 'deserves.
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... inventions such as the railroad, electricity, the automobile or the computer constitute technological quantum leaps that move the economy as a whole onto a new growth path. It is the ability of contemporary societies to constantly ...
... inventions such as the railroad, electricity, the automobile or the computer constitute technological quantum leaps that move the economy as a whole onto a new growth path. It is the ability of contemporary societies to constantly ...
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... 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. Or consider the Industrial Revolution. It was not the ...
... 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. Or consider the Industrial Revolution. It was not the ...
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... invention of the printing press, gunpowder, and the compass, all three were of course Chinese inventions, long in use by the time the first Europeans arrived. Europe's admiration for East Asia remained well into the latter part of the ...
... invention of the printing press, gunpowder, and the compass, all three were of course Chinese inventions, long in use by the time the first Europeans arrived. Europe's admiration for East Asia remained well into the latter part of the ...
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