United Nations' approach for measuring human development, Morris's index breaks social development into four traits--energy … century CE, when northwest Europeans tapped into the energy trapped in fossil fuels, did the West leap ahead. Resolving some …, present, and future economic and social trends. …

United Nations' approach for measuring human development, Morris's index breaks social development into four traits--energy … century CE, when northwest Europeans tapped into the energy trapped in fossil fuels, did the West leap ahead. Resolving some …, present, and future economic and social trends. …

At the center of the upheavals brought by emancipation in the American South was the economic and social transition … navigate the shoals between two different economic worlds. Analyzing trajectories among average Southerners, this is perhaps … America. In the aftermath of the Civil War, uncertainty was a pervasive feature of life in the South, affecting the economic …

At the center of the upheavals brought by emancipation in the American South was the economic and social transition … navigate the shoals between two different economic worlds. Analyzing trajectories among average Southerners, this is perhaps … America. In the aftermath of the Civil War, uncertainty was a pervasive feature of life in the South, affecting the economic …

This book brings together a group of leading economic historians to examine how institutions, innovation, and … industrialization have determined the development of nations. Presented in honor of Joel Mokyr—arguably the preeminent economic … historian of his generation—these wide-ranging essays address a host of core economic questions. What are the origins of markets …

story of the simple triumph of right-wing ideas, the neoliberal breakthrough was contingent on the economic crises of the … the free market, as well as the origins of the current economic crisis. …

This book brings together a group of leading economic historians to examine how institutions, innovation, and … industrialization have determined the development of nations. Presented in honor of Joel Mokyr—arguably the preeminent economic … historian of his generation—these wide-ranging essays address a host of core economic questions. What are the origins of markets …

story of the simple triumph of right-wing ideas, the neoliberal breakthrough was contingent on the economic crises of the … the free market, as well as the origins of the current economic crisis. …

development of new products? Why have traditional economic models of investment failed to explain the behavior of investment … investment decisions, and the ongoing uncertainty of the economic environment in which these decisions are made. In so doing …

Power to the People examines the varied but interconnected relationships between energy consumption and economic … the often lengthy and complex changes needed for new energy systems to emerge, the role of energy resources in economic … development in Europe over the last five centuries. It describes how the traditional energy economy of medieval and early modern …