Fiscal innovation and warfare are said to improve state building, but prior to the 15th century they did the opposite: fiscal states deteriorated while non-fiscal states strengthened over time. Why was there a divergence between fiscal and non-fiscal states (especially in conflict) and why did...

This book describes and evaluates how institutional innovation and technological innovation have impacted on humanity from pre-historical times to modern times, and how societies have been transformed in history. The author interrogates the relationship between innovation and civilisation --...

Researchers increasingly recognize that entrepreneurial employees, intrapreneurs, play a critical role in innovation. As with regular entrepreneurship, however, the value of intrapreneurial activity depends on the firm-specific and societal reward structures that intrapreneurs face. Ideally,...