TY - BOOK ID - 29167088 TI - The mechanics of modernity in Europe and East Asia : the institutional origins of social change and stagnation PY - 2005 SN - 0415342546 9780415342544 1280241322 9786610241323 0203338588 0415547709 9781134292646 1134292643 9780203338582 9781134292592 9781134292639 9780415547703 1134292635 9781280241321 PB - London ; New York : Routledge, DB - UniCat KW - 338 <09> KW - 338 <09> Economische geschiedenis KW - Economische geschiedenis KW - Entrepreneurship - East Asia - History. KW - Entrepreneurship - Europe - History. KW - Industrial productivity - East Asia - History. KW - Industrial productivity - Europe - History. KW - Social change - East Asia - History. KW - Social change - Europe - History. KW - Stagnation (Economics) - History. KW - Entrepreneurship KW - Industrial productivity KW - Social change KW - Stagnation (Economics) KW - Economic stagnation KW - Stationary state (Economics) KW - Steady-state economics KW - Economics KW - Change, Social KW - Cultural change KW - Cultural transformation KW - Societal change KW - Socio-cultural change KW - Social history KW - Social evolution KW - Productivity, Industrial KW - TFP (Total factor productivity) KW - Total factor productivity KW - Industrial efficiency KW - Production (Economic theory) KW - Entrepreneur KW - Intrapreneur KW - Capitalism KW - Business incubators KW - History. KW - History KW - medieval KW - society KW - imperial KW - china KW - song KW - dynasty KW - dutch KW - republic KW - star KW - demons UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:29167088 AB - 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 conclusion on issues facing the developing world today. ER -