Why Europe was first : social change and economic growth in Europe and East Asia 1500-2050 /

Main Author: Ringmar, Erik
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London : Anthem Press, 2007.
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245 1 |a Why Europe was first :  |b social change and economic growth in Europe and East Asia 1500-2050 /  |c Erik Ringmar. 
260 1 |a London :  |b Anthem Press,  |c 2007. 
300 1 |a vi, 416 p. ;  |c 22 cm. 
504 1 |a Includes bibliographical references (p. [339]-391) and index. 
505 1 |a The nature & origin of modern society -- The failure & success of East Asia -- The self-transforming machine -- The discovery of distance -- The face in the mirror -- Institutions that reflect -- Origins of the entrepreneurial outlook -- The age of the demiurge -- Institutions that get things done -- A world in pieces -- The polite alternative -- Institutions that deal with conflicts -- Institutions & revolutions -- Reflection -- Entrepreneurship -- Pluralism -- Europe & China compared -- Foreign challenges, Japanese responses -- Japan & China in a modern world -- The new politics of modernization. 
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