The mechanics of modernity in Europe and East Asia the institutional origins of social change and stagnation
Why, 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, ch...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Routledge
2005.
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| Colección: | Taylor & Francis open access books.
Routledge explorations in economic history ; 29. |
| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b43173354*spi |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Part Part I The logic
- chapter 1 The nature and origin of modern society
- chapter 2 The failure and success of East Asia
- chapter 3 The self-transforming machine
- part Part II Reflection
- chapter 4 The discovery of distance
- chapter 5 The face in the mirror
- chapter 6 Institutions that reflect
- part Part III Entrepreneurship
- chapter 7 Origins of the entrepreneurial outlook
- chapter 8 The age of the demiurge
- chapter 9 Institutions that get things done
- part Part IV Pluralism
- chapter 10 A world in pieces
- chapter 11 The polite alternative
- chapter 12 Institutions dealing with conflicts
- part Part V European paths to modernity
- chapter 13 Institutions and revolutions
- part Part VI China
- chapter 14 Reflection
- chapter 15 Entrepreneurship
- chapter 16 Pluralism
- chapter 17 Europe and China compared
- part Part VII Reform and revolution in Japan and China
- chapter 18 Foreign challenges, Japanese responses
- chapter 19 Japan and China in a modern world
- part Part VIII The future of modern society
- chapter 20 The new politics of modernisation.
