1st Edition
How it all Began (Routledge Revivals) Origins of the Modern Economy
By W. W. Rostow
Copyright 1975
278 Pages
by
Routledge
278 Pages
by
Routledge
278 Pages
by
Routledge
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First published in 1975, this book traces the origins of our modern economy, showing the routes by which nations have either achieved wealth or have been impoverished. W. W. Rostow brings together issues of public policy, international trade and the world of science and technology, arguing that conventional economic thought has failed to relate scientific innovation to the economic process.... Read more
Preface; 1. Why Traditional Societies Did Not Generate Self-Sustained Growth 2. The Politics of Modernization 3. The Commercial Revolution 4. Science, Invention, and Innovation 5. The World Economy, 1783-1820: An Epilogue; Notes; Index
Biography
W. W. Rostow
