Most humans are significantly richer than their ancestors. Humanity gained nearly all of its wealth in the last two centuries. How did this come to pass? How did the world become rich? Mark Koyama and Jared Rubin dive into the many theories of why modern economic growth happened when and where it did. They discuss recently advanced theories rooted in geography, politics, cultur...(展开全部)

Most humans are significantly richer than their ancestors. Humanity gained nearly all of its wealth in the last two centuries. How did this come to pass? How did the world become rich? Mark Koyama and Jared Rubin dive into the many theories of why modern economic growth happened when and where it did. They discuss recently advanced theories rooted in geography, politics, cultur...(展开全部)

内森·罗森堡，著名技术史专家，斯坦福大学经济学家，曾出版过《创新之路：美国20世纪的技术变化》、《技术与国民财富》、《黑匣子：技术和经济学》等多部著作。

In this elegant synthesis of economic history, two scholars argue that it is the political pluralism and the flexibility of the West's institutions--not corporate organization and mass production technology--that explain its unparalleled wealth.

内森·罗森堡，著名技术史专家，斯坦福大学经济学家，曾出版过《创新之路：美国20世纪的技术变化》、《技术与国民财富》、《黑匣子：技术和经济学》等多部著作。

内森·罗森堡，著名技术史专家，斯坦福大学经济学家，曾出版过《创新之路：美国20世纪的技术变化》、《技术与国民财富》、《黑匣子：技术和经济学》等多部著作。

Far more than an intellectual puzzle for pundits, economists, and policymakers, economic growth--its makings and workings--is a subject that affects the well-being of billions of people around the globe. In The Mystery of Economic Growth, Elhanan Helpman discusses the vast research that has revolutionized understanding of this subject in recent years, and summarizes and ...(展开全部)

First black Nobel laureate other than Peace.

Lewis published The Theory of Economic Growth in 1955 in which he sought to “provide an appropriate framework for studying economic development,” driven by a combination of “curiosity and of practical need.”