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The Secrets of Hegemony
Tai-Yoo Kim
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Description for The Secrets of Hegemony
Hardback. Num Pages: 411 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: KCG; KCP; KCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
This book revisits the historically different paths to economic development that Spain, the Netherlands, Great Britain and the United States followed at different time periods since the early modern period. Addressing the questions of how economic growth came about in these four countries and why sustained economic growth was achieved only by the two latter economic powers - Great Britain and the United States, it clearly highlights the long-term economic impact of the individual economic systems each country had developed. This discussion draws on two important variables in economic systems: whether its primary activity is agriculture, commerce, or manufacturing, and ... Read more
This book revisits the historically different paths to economic development that Spain, the Netherlands, Great Britain and the United States followed at different time periods since the early modern period. Addressing the questions of how economic growth came about in these four countries and why sustained economic growth was achieved only by the two latter economic powers - Great Britain and the United States, it clearly highlights the long-term economic impact of the individual economic systems each country had developed. This discussion draws on two important variables in economic systems: whether its primary activity is agriculture, commerce, or manufacturing, and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Springer Verlag, Singapore Singapore
Number of pages
411
Condition
New
Number of Pages
258
Place of Publication
Singapore, Singapore
ISBN
9789811044144
SKU
V9789811044144
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Ref
99-15
About Tai-Yoo Kim
Tai-Yoo Kim teaches economics at Seoul National University (SNU). Founder of SNU's Technology Management, Economics and Policy Program, Kim has published extensively on energy economics and technology policy and has served as policy consultant and adviser for both Korean companies and the government. Most recently, he served as chief information, science and technology adviser to the president of the Republic ... Read more
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