The Mechanics of Modernity in Europe and East Asia: Institutional Origins of Social Change and Stagnation

By Erik Ringmar

Book Overview

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... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415547709
• ISBN13: 9780415547703
• Release Date: August 2009
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 268 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"