"This book explores the importance of innovation and entrepreneurship to nations and people. Innovation is not simply a matter of making things easier, but one of shifting power; when a nation is more innovative, said nation gains strategic power. The book encompasses three sections. Section 1...

The dean of business historians continues his masterful chronicle of the transforming revolutions of the twentieth century. He argues that only with consistent attention to research and development and an emphasis on long-term corporate strategies could firms remain successful over time. He...

Why are some parts of the world so rich and others so poor? Why did the Industrial Revolution--and the unprecedented economic growth that came with it--occur in eighteenth-century England, and not at some other time, or in some other place? Why didn't industrialization make the whole world...

The dean of business historians continues his masterful chronicle of the transforming revolutions of the twentieth century. He argues that only with consistent attention to research and development and an emphasis on long-term corporate strategies could firms remain successful over time. He...

John Komlos examines the industrial expansion of Austria from a fresh viewpoint and develops a new model for the industrial revolution. By integrating recent advances in the study of human biology and nutrition as they relate to physical stature, population growth, and levels of economic...

Frontmatter -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- CONTENTS -- TABLES, CHARTS, AND MAPS -- Foreword -- Introduction: Problems and Approaches -- CHAPTER 1. The Beginnings of the Central Electric Station -- CHAPTER 2. The Quebec Industry: A Preliminary Survey -- CHAPTER 3. Early Years of The Shawinigan Water and...

At a time when global trade is under pressure and countries increasingly turn to regional integration to support their development, this Spotlight is a timely read for policy makers and business leaders in Africa and beyond. It shows how harnessing the African Continental Free Trade Area...

This Element develops an innovative combinatorial model of technological change and tests it with 2,000 years of data from global GDP data and US patents, thus generating the observed historical pattern of technological change. This Element models the Industrial Revolution as a combinatorial...