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Capitalism in context : essays on economic development and cultural change in honor of R.M. Hartwell / edited by John A. James & Mark Thomas.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: Chicago ; London : University of Chicago Press, 1994.Description: x, 355 p. : ill, portr. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0226391981
  • 9780226391984
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 330.12/2
LOC classification:
  • HD 73 C244 1994
Summary: Following the approach of R. M. Hartwell, the influential historian of the British Industrial Revolution, these essays explore the cultural contexts and institutional constraints that have shaped growth and development over the past two centuries. Focusing on two central questions - why the whole world is not developed, and why Britain was the first industrial nation - Capitalism in Context offers new perspectives on why economic development took place where and when it did." "These studies will appeal to economists, historians, and social scientists alike for their wide-ranging treatments of economic development and cultural change.
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Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Ciencias Sociales Ciencias Sociales (3er. Piso) HD 73 C244 1994 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000071900

Following the approach of R. M. Hartwell, the influential historian of the British Industrial Revolution, these essays explore the cultural contexts and institutional constraints that have shaped growth and development over the past two centuries. Focusing on two central questions - why the whole world is not developed, and why Britain was the first industrial nation - Capitalism in Context offers new perspectives on why economic development took place where and when it did." "These studies will appeal to economists, historians, and social scientists alike for their wide-ranging treatments of economic development and cultural change.

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