TY - BOOK AU - Hartwell,R.M. AU - James,John A. AU - Thomas,Mark TI - Capitalism in context: essays on economic development and cultural change in honor of R.M. Hartwell SN - 0226391981 AV - HD 73 C244 1994 U1 - 330.12/2 PY - 1994/// CY - Chicago, London PB - University of Chicago Press KW - Hartwell, R. M. KW - Economic development KW - Congresses KW - Desarrollo económico KW - Congresos, conferencias, etc. KW - Capitalism KW - Capitalismo N2 - 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 ER -