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The First Knowledge Economy: Human Capital and the European Economy, 1750–1850 Jacob, Margaret C. (University of California, Los Angeles)
The First Knowledge Economy: Human Capital and the European Economy, 1750–1850
Jacob, Margaret C. (University of California, Los Angeles)
Ever since the Industrial Revolution debate has raged about the sources of the new western prosperity. Margaret Jacob here argues persuasively for the critical importance of knowledge in western Europe's economic transformation. This is a history of economic development in which culture, minds, books and education become central.
400 pages, 11 b/w illus. 2 maps
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | January 9, 2014 |
| ISBN13 | 9781107619838 |
| Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
| Pages | 265 |
| Dimensions | 152 × 225 × 12 mm · 438 g |
| Language | English |