TY  - GEN
AU  - Mokyr, Joel 
TI  - The Lever of Riches: Technological Creativity and Economic Progress
SN  - 9780195074772
U1  - 338.064 MOK/L 
PY  - 1992///
CY  - United States of America -- 
PB  - Oxford University Press -- 
KW  - Social Sciences
KW  - Economics
KW  - Production
KW  - Economic development
KW  - Technological innovations Economic aspects
KW  - History
N1  - Part I: Economic Growth and Technological Progress; 

1. Introduction; Part II: Narrative; 

2. Classical Antiquity; 

3. The Middle Ages; 

4. The Renaissance and Beyond: Technology 1500-1750; 

5. The Years of Miracles: The Industrial Revolution, 1750-1830; 

6. The Later Nineteenth Century: 1830-1914; Part III: Analysis and Comparisons; 

7. Understanding Technological Progress; 

8. Classical and Medieval Technology; 

9. China and Europe; 

10. The Industrial Revolution: Britain and Europe; 

Part IV: Dynamics and Technological Progress; 

11. Evolution and the Dynamics of Technological Change 

12. Epilogue Bibliography

N2  - 
In a world of supercomputers, genetic engineering, and fiber optics, technological creativity is ever more the key to economic success. But why are some nations more creative than others, and why do some highly innovative societies--such as ancient China, or Britain in the industrial revolution--pass into stagnation? Beginning with a fascinating, concise history of technological progress, Mokyr sets the background for his analysis by tracing the major inventions and innovations that have transformed society since ancient Greece and Rome. What emerges from this survey is often surprising
ER  -