The Gifts of Athena: Historical Origins of the Knowledge Economy

by Joel Mokyr

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The growth of technological and scientific knowledge in the past two centuries has been the overriding dynamic element in the economic and social history of the world. Its result is now often called the knowledge economy. But what are the historical origins of this revolution and what have been its mechanisms? In The Gifts of Athena , Joel Mokyr constructs an original framework to analyze the concept of "useful" knowledge. He argues that the growth...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0691094837

ISBN13:9780691094830

Release Date:November 2002

Publisher:Princeton University Press

Length:384 Pages

Weight:1.60 lbs.

Dimensions:1.2" x 6.0" x 9.3"

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