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Why Europe Was First Social Change and Economic Growth in Europe and East Asia, 1500-2050

Why Europe Was First Social Change and Economic Growth in Europe and East Asia, 1500-2050

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  • ISBN:9781843312413
  • Editorial: Anthem Press
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  • Nº Pág.:416
  • Idiomas:Español

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For most of its history Europe was a thoroughly average part of the world: poor, uncouth, technologically and culturally backward. By contrast, China was always far richer, more sophisticated and advanced. Yet it was Europe that first became modern, and by the nineteenth century China was struggling to catch up. This book explains why. Why did Europe succeed and why was China left behind? The answer, as we will see, does not only solve a long-standing historical puzzle, it also provides an explanation of the contemporary success of East Asia, and it shows what is wrong with current theories of development and modernization.

The logic
I The nature & origin of modern society 1
2 The failure & success of East Asia 13
3 The self-transforming machine 27
Reflection
4 The discovery of distance 43
5 The face in the mirror 61
6 Institutions that reflect 75
Entrepreneurship
7 Origins of the entrepreneurial outlook 95
8 The age of the demiurge 113
9 Institutions that get things done 131
Pluralism
10 A world in pieces 151
11 The polite alternative 171
12 Institutions that deal with conflicts 187
European paths to modernity
13 Institutions & revolutions 205
China
14 Reflection 221
15 Entrepreneurship 243
16 Pluralism 259
17 Europe & China compared 275
Reform & revolution in Japan & China
18 Foreign challenges, Japanese responses 293
19 Japan & China in a modern world 309
The future of modern society
20 The new politics of modernization 325

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