Joel, Mokyr

A culture of growth the origins of the modern economy / [e-book] : Mokyr Joel. - 1 recurso electrónico (400 pages) : illustrations

Culture and economics -- Nature and technology -- Cultural evolution and economics -- Choice-based cultural evolution -- Biases in cultural evolution -- Cultural entrepreneurs and choice-based cultural evolution -- Francis Bacon, cultural entrepreneur -- Isaac Newton, cultural entrepreneur -- Cultural choice in action: human capital and religion -- Cultural change and the growth of useful knowledge, 1500-1700 -- Fragmentation, competition, and cultural change -- Competition and the republic of letters -- Puritanism and British exceptionalism -- A culture of progress -- The enlightenment and economic change -- China and Europe -- China and the enlightenment -- Useful knowledge and economic growth.

9781400882915 (ebook)


Cultura--Siglos XVI-XVIII--Libros electrónicos
Desarrollo económico--Siglos XVI-XVIII--Libros electrónicos
Historia económica--Siglos XVI-XVIII--Libros electrónicos
Religión--Siglos XVI-XVIII--Libros electrónicos

LE330 / J642c