How the West Grew Rich: The Economic Transformation Of The Industrial World / Edition 1

by Nathan Rosenberg

Overview

In this elegant synthesis of economic history, two scholars argue that it is the political pluralism and the flexibility of the West's institutions—not corporate organization and mass production technology—that explain its unparalleled wealth.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	2900465031091
Publication date:	06/01/1987
Pages:	368
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 1.25(h) x 9.00(d)

About the Author

Nathan Rosenberg, a leading expert on the history of technology, is an economist at Stanford University.

L.E. Birdzell, Jr. is an attorney and legal scholar, based in Newport, Rhode Island.

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"A lucid, well-reasoned antidote to false notions that prosperity has been built upon imperialism, exploitation, or legerdemain."