Institutions, Innovation, and Industrialization: Essays in Economic History and Development

by John V.C. Nye and Lynne Kiesling

Book Overview

This book brings together a group of leading economic historians to examine how institutions, innovation, and industrialization have determined the development of nations. Presented in honor of Joel Mokyr--arguably the preeminent economic historian of his generation--these wide-ranging essays address a host of core economic questions. What are the origins of markets? How do governments shape our economic fortunes? What role has entrepreneurship...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691202737
• ISBN13: 9780691202730
• Release Date: May 2020
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 440 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.1"