Why are some countries richer than others and why do some economies grow more rapidly? The Politics of Technological Progress answers these vital questions by highlighting the importance of technological progress for sustained economic development. The author also explains why some countries...

Why do some societies fail to adopt more efficient institutions in response to changing economic conditions? And why do such conditions sometimes generate ideological backlashes and at other times lead to transformative sociopolitical movements? We propose an explanation that highlights the...

Das seit längerem für "Öko-Optimismus" (BA 9/96) streitende Autoren-Duo hat einerseits im Kampf gegen fortschrittspessimistische Zukunftsfeinde (zuletzt mit "Das Mephisto-Prinzip", ID 20/01) seine Marktnische gefunden, sieht andererseits immer noch, immer erneut und konkret mit vielen...