Screen LibraryThe economic future in historical perspective
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Published for The British Academy by Oxford University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Oxford New York |
| Publication Dates: | c2003. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Carrier Form: | xvi, 528 p.: ill. ; 25 cm. |
| ISBN: | 0197262376 |
| Index Number: | F119 |
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F119-532 F113.4-532 |
| Call Number: | F113.4-532/E196/1999 |
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Revised papers from an international symposium held in Oxford, 1-3 July 1999. Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Introduction : Thinking historically about challenging economic issues / Paul A. David and Mark Thomas -- The industrious revolution and economic growth, 1650-1830 / Jan De Vries -- English apprenticeship : a neglected factor in the first industrial revolution / Jane Humphries -- Human capital and productivity performance : Britain, the United States and Germany, 1870-1990 / Stephen Broadberry -- General purpose technologies and surges in productivity : historical reflections on the future of the ICT revolution / Paul A. David and Gavin Wright -- Technological systems and comparative systems |