The Lever of Riches : Technological Creativity and Economic Progress

by Joel Mokyr

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Format Paperback / Softback

ISBN-10 0195074777

ISBN-13 9780195074772

Publisher Oxford University Press Inc

Imprint Oxford University Press Inc

Country of Manufacture GB

Country of Publication GB

Publication Date Jun 25th, 1992

Print length 368 Pages

Weight 428 grams

Dimensions 20.30 x 14.20 x 1.80 cms

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A study of the value and meaning of technological advance. The author considers how past physical and social conditions have influenced the development and reception of new ideas, and shows how these trends can guide future industrial strategies as more countries compete for technical ingenuity.

Why are some nations more technically creative than others and why do some highly innovative societies eventually stagnate? In this provocative study of the value and meaning of technological advance, Joel Mokyr considers how past physical and social conditions have influenced the development and reception of new ideas, and shows how these trends can guide future industrial strategies at a time when more countries than ever before are competing for the rewards of technical ingenuity.

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