1st Edition
The Mechanics of Modernity in Europe and East Asia Institutional Origins of Social Change and Stagnation
By Erik Ringmar
Copyright 2005
280 Pages
by
Routledge
276 Pages
by
Routledge
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 order for change to take place, and Ringmar concludes that for sustained development to be possible, change must be institutionalized. Taking a global view, Ringmar investigates the implications of his... Read more
Acknowledgements, PART I The logic, PART II Reflection, PART III Entrepreneurship, PART IV Pluralism, PART V European paths to modernity, PART VI China, PART VII Reform and revolution in Japan and China, PART VIII The future of modern society, Notes, Bibliography, Index
Biography
Erik Ringmar is in the Department of Government at the London School of Economics
'Ringmar's approach is historical, the book is a pleasant and exciting reading for those interested in modernization and development' - Ulrike Schuerkens, Anthropos, 103.2008
