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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In medieval Europe, everybody, next to everybody, was a peasant, poor and illiterate with a life expectancy at birth of perhaps 35 years. The few tools that existed in peasant society required a heavy input of manpower; productivity was ...
In medieval Europe, everybody, next to everybody, was a peasant, poor and illiterate with a life expectancy at birth of perhaps 35 years. The few tools that existed in peasant society required a heavy input of manpower; productivity was ...
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... as a result of heavy capital investments.37 On the contrary, there was in principle nothing to the steam engine that a particularly skilled medieval craftsman could not have developed. Or consider the importance of wars.
... as a result of heavy capital investments.37 On the contrary, there was in principle nothing to the steam engine that a particularly skilled medieval craftsman could not have developed. Or consider the importance of wars.
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First, however, and in this chapter, consider some of the differences between reflection as it took place in medieval societies and as it takes place in the modern world. The fishbowl world of the Middle Ages The received view.
First, however, and in this chapter, consider some of the differences between reflection as it took place in medieval societies and as it takes place in the modern world. The fishbowl world of the Middle Ages The received view.
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| 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 |
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